Lily bought 22.17 pounds of grapefruit. The lightest grapefruit weighed 1.3 pounds. The heaviest grapefruit weighed 1.7 pounds. Which is the best estimate of how many grapefruits she purchased?

Approximately 15 grapefruits

Step-by-step explanation:

Average Value

The mean or average of a sample is a number that represents the whole set by the center value of them. The formula to compute the average is

Where xi is the value of the element i and n is the number of elements in the set

We need to find an estimate of how many grapefruits Lily purchased knowing the heaviest and the lightest weight of the set. We can find the average value by using the two extreme values:

If each grapefruit weighed 1.5 pounds, then we can estimate the 22.17 pounds of them will contain

the range of a function is the range of y-values for which it is defined, or exists. given that we are only looking at the y-values, we can already discount the first two answers as they deal with the domain of the function (range of x-values).

now, what we need to do is find the smallest and highest y-values for which the function is defined. if you'd like, you could take a ruler and start at the very bottom of the graph, find the lowest point, then move the ruler higher and higher until you reach the highest point. doing so either in your head or with an actual ruler, we can see that the lowest y-value is -5 and the highest y-value is -1.

the question now remains as to whether they are included in the range (fourth answer) or excluded (third answer). the key here is to recognise whether they are marked with an open or a closed circle. since both (-2, -5) and (2, -1) are marked with a closed circle, they are points that exist on the graph and are thus included in the range (note that if they were marked with an open circle like (4, -2) then that would signify that there is a break in the graph at that point).

thus, the fourth answer, (y | -5 ≤ y ≤ -1), is correct.

also note that usually it is good practice to scan your eye inbetween the highest and lowest point for any breaks in the graph - we do have one here at (4, -2), however -2 is still included in the range because there is another point that is included in the graph with the same y-value, ie. point (1, -2).

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