A Study Was Recently Conducted by the Regional Electric and Gas

question 5

Multiple Choice

A study was recently conducted by the regional electric and gas company. Data were collected for three customer categories showing the dollar amount of natural gas and the dollar amount of electricity consumed during the year. Which of the following graphs would most likely be used to display both sets of data together?

• A) Pie chart
• B) Bar chart
• C) Line chart
• D) Histogram

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