The Canyon Water Company Collects Data on the Number of Gallons

question 82

Multiple Choice

The Canyon Water Company collects data on the number of gallons of water consumed during a month for each customer. The production manager has divided the usage into 6 classes. To display these data effectively, she could use which of the following types of graphs to convey information about the water usage?

• A) A stem and leaf diagram
• B) A bar chart
• C) A histogram
• D) Either a histogram or a pie chart

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