Interpreting Line Plots: Tom's Chocolate Candy Sales Over 10 Days

Let’s go step by step to answer each question using the line plot.

First, remember:
Each “x” on the line plot = 1 box of chocolate candy sold.
The numbers below (1 through 10) are the days.
We count how many x’s are above each day to find how many boxes were sold that day.

Let’s list out how many boxes were sold each day:

- Day 1 → 3 x’s → 3 boxes
- Day 2 → 2 x’s → 2 boxes
- Day 3 → 5 x’s → 5 boxes
- Day 4 → 3 x’s → 3 boxes
- Day 5 → 1 x → 1 box
- Day 6 → 8 x’s → 8 boxes
- Day 7 → 7 x’s → 7 boxes
- Day 8 → 6 x’s → 6 boxes
- Day 9 → 4 x’s → 4 boxes
- Day 10 → 5 x’s → 5 boxes

Now let’s answer each question one by one.

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1) How many boxes did he sell on day 8?
→ Look at day 8 → 6 x’s → 6 boxes

2) Did he sell more boxes on day 7 or day 2?
→ Day 7 = 7 boxes, Day 2 = 2 boxes → Day 7

3) Did he sell fewer boxes on day 9 or day 6?
→ Day 9 = 4 boxes, Day 6 = 8 boxes → Day 9

4) How many days did he sell more than 3 boxes?
More than 3 means 4 or more. Let’s check:

- Day 3 → 5 ✔
- Day 6 → 8 ✔
- Day 7 → 7 ✔
- Day 8 → 6 ✔
- Day 9 → 4 ✔
- Day 10 → 5 ✔

That’s 6 days

5) How many days did he sell fewer than 7 boxes?
Fewer than 7 means 6 or less.

Check each day:

- Day 1 → 3 ✔
- Day 2 → 2 ✔
- Day 3 → 5 ✔
- Day 4 → 3 ✔
- Day 5 → 1 ✔
- Day 8 → 6 ✔
- Day 9 → 4 ✔
- Day 10 → 5 ✔

Days 6 and 7 are 8 and 7 — not fewer than 7.

So that’s 8 days

6) What is the combined amount of boxes he sold on day 3 and on day 10?
Day 3 = 5, Day 10 = 5 → 5 + 5 = 10 boxes

7) He sold the greatest number of boxes on which day?
Look for the tallest stack of x’s → Day 6 has 8 → Day 6

8) He sold the least amount of chocolate on which day?
Shortest stack → Day 5 has only 1 → Day 5

9) Which days (if any) did he sell more than 8 boxes?
More than 8 means 9 or more. The highest is 8 (on day 6). So → None

10) What is the difference in the number of boxes he sold on day 7 and the number he sold on day 5?
Day 7 = 7, Day 5 = 1 → 7 - 1 = 6

11) Which day did he sell exactly 8 boxes?
Only Day 6 has 8 x’s → Day 6

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Final Answer:
1. 6
2. Day 7
3. Day 9
4. 6
5. 8
6. 10
7. Day 6
8. Day 5
9. None
10. 6
11. Day 6