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Statistics, Data, and Probability II: Drill Set 2, Problem 5. How many models are rated for more than 35 miles per gallon (mpg)?

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Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability 6 / Statistical data

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Here’s an unshmoopy question that may haunt you on some future exam…
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The following graph shows how many different vehicle models of an automaker fall into the
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different categories for fuel efficiency.
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How many models are rated for more than 35 miles per gallon?
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And here are the potential answers...

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Can we read a table?
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The question asks for MORE THAN 35 miles per gallon – this is like Prius territory plus
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so we ignore the 31-35 bar and everything to its left.
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The “more than” group is the last 2 bars. The 36-40 bar is 5 models if you draw a straight
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line across the top to the y axis.
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Do the same on the 41-45 group and it looks like 2 models – so 5 plus 2 is 7.
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And our answer is B.
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