The line graph shows the number of museum tickets sold from Monday to Friday.
- What is the difference between the highest and the lowest number of museum tickets sold from Monday to Friday?
- Between which 2 days did the number of tickets sold increase the greatest? Give your answer in the following format. (Eg Mon to Tue)
(a)
Highest number of museum tickets sold = 4600 (Thursday)
Lowest number of museum tickets sold = 1600 (Tuesday)
Difference between the highest and the lowest number of museum tickets sold from from Monday to Friday
= 4600 - 1600
= 3000
(b)
To find the greatest increase in the number of tickets sold, look for the steepest increasing slope.
Between Tuesday to Wednesday, the number of tickets sold increased the greatest.
To show:
Decrease in the number of museum tickets sold from Monday to Tuesday
= 3500 - 1600
= 3000
Increase in the number of museum tickets sold from Tuesday to Wednesday
= 3400 - 1600
= 1800
Increase in the number of museum tickets sold from Wednesday to Thursday
= 4600 - 3400
= 1200
Decrease in the number of museum tickets sold from Thursday to Friday
= 4600 - 2500
= 2100
Answer(s): (a) 3000; (b) Tue to Wed