Analyze Types of Graphs

Name this type of graph

• bar graph

• line graph

• pie graph

• scatterplot

What is the main purpose of a line graph?

• to compare two things

• to show trends over time

• to have an independent variable

• so you don't have to read words

the name of this graph is........

• picture graph

• tally Chart

• bar graph

This graph shows the temperature in Diego’s house between noon and midnight one day. Select all the TRUE statements.

• Time is a function of temperature.

• The lowest temperature occurred between 4:00 and 5:00.

• The temperature was increasing between 9:00 and 10:00.

• The temperature was 74 degrees twice during the 12-hour period.

• There was a four-hour period during which the temperature did not change.

Is the function increasing or decreasing from 2 < x < 6?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

The graph shows the total distance, in feet, walked by a person as a function of time, in seconds.



​​​​​​Was the person walking faster between 20 and 40 seconds or between 80 and 100 seconds?

• 20 and 40 Seconds

• 80 and 100 Seconds

Which statement is true about this graph?

• This function is always constant

• This function is always increasing

• This function is never increasing

• This function is both increasing and decreasing

Is the graph increasing, decreasing or both?

• It is not increasing or decreasing

• increasing

• decreasing

• both

Akiko is painting a room in her house. The graph shows the area Akiko has painted as a function of time. Which description is correct?

• For the first 2 hours, Akiko paints very quickly at first, but then slows down

• For 2 < x < 3, Akiko paints at a constant rate

• For 3 < x < 4, Akiko continues painting at a varying rate

• For the last 2 hours, Akiko paints at a constant rate, but much more slowly than earlier in the day

Which circle graph has the same data as the bar graph?

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