Question

a certain store sells t - shirts in 4 colors. the number of t - shirts sold in each color during the month of august is shown in the bar graph below. using this bar graph, answer the questions.
(a) of which color were there the most t - shirts sold?
black white red blue
how many t - shirts of that color were sold?
t - shirt(s) sold
(b) how many more black t - shirts were sold than blue t - shirts?
more t - shirt(s) sold
(c) for how many colors were there fewer than 11 t - shirts sold?
color(s)

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze part (a)

From the bar graph, the height of the bar for black is the highest. The value corresponding to black is 11.

Step2: Analyze part (b)

Number of black T - shirts sold \(= 11\), number of blue T - shirts sold \(= 6\). The difference is \(11 - 6\).

Step3: Analyze part (c)

Count the number of colors (white, red, blue) whose bar height is less than 11.

Answer:

(a) A. black, 11 T - shirts sold
(b) \(11-6 = 5\) more T - shirts sold
(c) 3 colors