Question

the dot plot below represents how long it takes students in an 8th grade math class to get to school every morning.
commute time
(the dot plot has a horizontal axis labeled minutes from 5 to 45 with intervals of 5. the number of dots above each minute value: 5 has 3 dots, 10 has 2 dots, 15 has 2 dots, 20 has 5 dots, 25 has 3 dots, 30 has 4 dots, 35 has 4 dots, 40 has 3 dots, 45 has 3 dots.)
how many students are in the class?
answer attempt 3 out of 10
students

Explanation:

Step1: Count dots at 5

There are 3 dots at 5 minutes.

Step2: Count dots at 10

There are 2 dots at 10 minutes.

Step3: Count dots at 15

There are 2 dots at 15 minutes.

Step4: Count dots at 20

There are 5 dots at 20 minutes.

Step5: Count dots at 25

There are 3 dots at 25 minutes.

Step6: Count dots at 30

There are 4 dots at 30 minutes.

Step7: Count dots at 35

There are 4 dots at 35 minutes.

Step8: Count dots at 40

There are 3 dots at 40 minutes.

Step9: Count dots at 45

There are 3 dots at 45 minutes.

Step10: Sum all dots

Sum: \( 3 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 3 = 29 \)

Answer:

29