Question

track team warm-up
distance (miles)
the line plot shows the distances 10 track team members ran at today’s warm-up. what is the difference between the farthest distance a team member ran and the shortest distance a team member ran?
a $1\frac{1}{4}$ miles
b $\frac{3}{4}$ mile

Explanation:

Step1: Identify farthest distance

From the line plot, the farthest distance (rightmost x) is at \(1\) mile.

Step2: Identify shortest distance

The shortest distance (leftmost x) is at \(\frac{1}{4}\) mile.

Step3: Calculate the difference

Subtract shortest from farthest: \(1 - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{4}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}\) mile.

Answer:

B. \(\frac{3}{4}\) mile