Question

A set of books sits on a shelf at a store. This line plot shows the thickness of each book. Juan buys one of the thickest books on the shelf. Min buys the third thinnest book on the shelf.

Answer 1

Solution:

Given the line plot;

Juan's bought one of the thickest books on the shelf. That is 4 inches.

Also, Min buys the third thinnest book on the shelf. That is 2 and a half inches.

Thus, Juan's book is thicker than Min's book by;

$4-2\frac{1}{2}=1\frac{1}{2}in$

ANSWER:

$1\frac{1}{2}in$