Sketch a Scatter Plot of the Data Shown in the Table

question 20

Multiple Choice

Sketch a scatter plot of the data shown in the table. The table shows the number y of Wal-Mart stores for each year x from 2000 through 2007.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Year, } x & \text { Number of stores, } y \\\hline 2000 & 3700 \\\hline 2001 & 4400 \\\hline 2002 & 4680 \\\hline 2003 & 5010 \\\hline 2004 & 5550 \\\hline 2005 & 6360 \\\hline 2006 & 6680 \\\hline 2007 & 7340 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)? x: Year (0 ? 2000) Y: Number of stores
• B)? x: Year (0 ? 2000) Y: Number of stores
• C)? ? X: Year (0 ? 2000) Y: Number of stores
• D)? x: Year (0 ? 2000) Y: Number of stores
• E)? x: Year (0 ? 2000) Y: Number of stores

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