Question

the table shows estimated costs of raising a child born in 1996 to a low income family for the child’s first seven years. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Tere } & 1996 & 1997 & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 & 2001 & 2002 \\ \hline \text { Comporesitos } & 5670 & 5960 & 6280 & 6730 & 7080 & 7450 & 8000 \\\ \hline \end{array} $$ Make a line graph of the data.

Short answer

The line graph would start at (1996, 5670) and end at (2002, 8000), with points at each given year connected by straight lines to show the increase in the estimated cost of raising a child over these years.

Step-by-step solution

Understand the data in the table

Looking at the table, note that the first row indicates the year ('Tere') from 1996 to 2002. The second row under 'Comporesitos' represents the estimated costs of raising a child for each corresponding year.

Define the coordinates for the graph

For the graph, we use the years for our x-coordinates and the corresponding costs for our y-coordinates. The pair (1996, 5670) would be our first coordinate for instance.

Plot the data on a graph

First, draw axes on your graph. Label the horizontal x-axis as 'Year' and the vertical y-axis as 'Estimated Cost'. Remember to mark the scales. You can represent the years 1996-2002 on the x-axis, and the costs from 5670 to 8000 on the y-axis. Then plot each pair from our data on the graph as points.

Draw the line graph

After you have plotted all the points, connect them with straight lines from one point to the next (1996 to 1997, 1997 to 1998, and so on). This line will illustrate the overall trend of the rising cost.