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The bar graph shows the distribution of the number of students in each of four extracurricular activities at a high school.
- The Number of students data for the 4 bars are as follows:
- chess: 30
- drama: 40
- robotics: 58
- yearbook: 43
How many more students are in drama than in chess?
The bar graph shows the distribution of the number of students in each of four extracurricular
Easy-difficulty · SAT Math · One-Variable Data & Statistics — Mean, median, mode, range. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. It's given that the bar graph shows the distribution of the number of students in each of four extracurricular activities at a high school. The bar representing drama has a height of ; therefore, there are students in drama. The bar representing chess has a height of ; therefore, there are students in chess. Thus, there are , or more students in drama than in chess.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of students in chess.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of students in drama.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the number of students in drama and in chess.
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