The percentages of commuters who walk to work are described by the bar graphs in Figs. 120
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Fig. 121
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a. If Boston€™s mayor€™s office wants to convince people that the percentage of commuters who walk is much higher in its city than in any other city, which bar graph would it display? Explain.
b. If San Francisco€™s mayor€™s office wants to promote its city as being almost as much of a walking-commuter city as Washington, which bar graph would it display? Explain.
c. From which bar graph are you more likely to better estimate the percentage for San Francisco? Explain. Estimate the percent.
d. There are approximately 467.9 thousand commuters in Honolulu. Estimate the number of commuters who walk to work in Honolulu.
e. There are approximately 3.64 million commuters in New York City and 0.36 million commuters in Boston. For each city, estimate the percentage of commuters who walk to work and estimate the number of commuters who walk to work. Which pair of results would New York City€™s mayor€™s office highlight if it wants to promote its city as being more of a walking-commuter city than Boston?
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a Bostons mayors office would use the bar graph with the vertical axis starting at 8 Because the sca...View the full answer
