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Interpreting Graphs Practice

Use the graph below to answer the following questions.

line graph with months on the x-axis and amounts on the y-axis and the following data points January 10, February 11, March 11.5, April 11, May 11.5, June 9, July 9.5, August 8.5, September 8.75, October 9, November 9.25, and December 9.5

Practice Problem #1

Was there an overall increase or decrease for the year?

Answer: decrease

Practice Problem #2

What month/months was the overall high?

Answer: March and May

Practice Problem #3

What month/months had the overall low?

Answer: August

Practice Problem #4

Describe what happened between September and October.

Answer: There was an increase.

Practice Problem #5

Describe what happened between March and April.

Answer: There was a decrease.

Practice Problem #6

Which months had decreases?

Answer: April, June, and August