Suppose you are going to graph the data in the table: Minutes Temperature (°C)
5 −20
10 5
15 10
20 6
25 25
30 21
35 14
40 −6

What data should be represented on each axis, and what should the axis increments be?
x‒axis: minutes in increments of 5; y-axis: temperature in increments of 1
x‒axis: minutes in increments of 5; y-axis: temperature in increments of 5
x‒axis: temperature in increments of 5; y-axis: minutes in increments of 1
x‒axis: temperature in increments of 1; y-axis: minutes in increments of 5

A: x‒axis: minutes in increments of 5; y-axis: temperature in increments of 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the x-axis represent the minutes

Let the y-axis represent the temperature

Now, from the values given us in minutes, we can see that the difference between the values are Increasing at constant rate of 5 minutes .

Thus, minutes increment on the x-axis is 5.

Now,for the y-axis, the increment is not constant as it fluctuates.

Thus, we cannot use 5 like we did for the x-axis. Rather, the most appropriate temperature increment to be used on this y-axis for ease of locating the points will be 1.