Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does

Question

Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning. Your bar graph must be wrong, because your bars are wider than the ones shown on the teacher's answer key. Choose the correct answer below.

A.

The statement does not make sense because the width of the bars in a bar graph does not affect the accuracy of the graph. As long as the width of the bars on your graph represent the same category or interval as the teacher's graph, and the height of your corresponding bars are equal, then your graph is also correct.

B.

The statement makes sense because if your bars are wider than the teacher's, then your bars must also be shorter than the teacher's, therefore your graph is wrong.

C.

The statement makes sense because the width of the bars in a bar graph does affect the accuracy of the graph. The width of the bars on your graph must represent the same category or interval as the teacher's graph and be the same width, and the height of your corresponding bars must also be equal, in order for your graph to be correct.

D.

The statement does not make sense because your bars are twice as wide as the teacher's and twice as tall as the teacher's, so your bar graph is proportional to the teacher's, which is correct.

Explanation / Answer

Correect answer is A.

because the width of the bars in a bar graph does not affect the accuracy of the graph. As long as the width of the bars on your graph represent the same category or interval as the teacher's graph, and the height of your corresponding bars are equal, then your graph is also correct.

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