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3.3 One-Variable Data & Statistics - Mean, median, mode, range
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  • The Frequency data for the 4 bars are as follows:
    • blue: 27
    • green: 70
    • red: 33
    • yellow: 43

 

A data set consists of 173 colors. The bar graph shows the number of times each color appears in the data set. Which color appears 70 times?

A.

Blue

B.

Green

C.

Red

D.

Yellow

The Frequency data for the 4 bars are as follows: blue: 27 green: 70 red: 33

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 B is correct. It's given that a data set consists of 173 colors and the bar graph shows the number of times each color appears in the data set. Therefore, for each color specified at the bottom of the bar, the frequency corresponds to the number of times that color appears in the data set. The color that appears 70 times in the data set has a frequency of 70 on the bar graph. Since the bar with a frequency of 70 corresponds to green, green is the color that appears 70 times.

Choice A is incorrect. The color blue appears about 27 times, not 70 times.

Choice C is incorrect. The color red appears about 33 times, not 70 times.

Choice D is incorrect. The color yellow appears about 43 times, not 70 times.