14. For years, Pat Farmer managed an oil and gas services company in Midland, Texas, that provided well services for oil and gas operators. Finally, she decided to start her own company in Midland, where she knew a lot of people. Six months later, she opened a second office in Lockhart, Texas even though she did not know nearly as many people in that area. Here are the sales in thousands of dollars for the two shops.

Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Midland 8.9 12.2 15.4 18.4 18.9 16.1 18.5 20.2 28.3 31.4

Lockhart 4.8 8.6 10.2 10.2

Putting the month on the horizontal axis and sales on the vertical axis;

Plot sales for both stores on the same line graph.

15a) Identify any trends in the graphs from questions 14a and 14b.

15b) Referencing the data from the graphs in questions 14a and 14b, in which city have sales grown more rapidly? Explain why this may be the case.