Question

question
the dot plot below represents how long it takes students in a 6th grade math class to get to school every morning.
commute time
(the dot plot has a number line labeled minutes from 5 to 45 with dots above: 5 has 3 dots, 10 has 2 dots, 15 has 5 dots, 20 has 2 dots, 30 has 4 dots, 35 has 3 dots, 40 has 3 dots, 45 has 3 dots)
how many students take 15 minutes to get to school?
answer
attempt 1 out of 2
students

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the dot plot for 15 minutes

Locate the position on the dot plot corresponding to 15 minutes.

Step2: Count the dots at 15 minutes

Count the number of dots above the 15 - minute mark. From the dot plot, we can see that there are 5 dots above 15 minutes.

Answer:

5