The histograms in Fig. 114 and Fig. 115 describe the high temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) in San Mateo, California, on each day of May 2014. Fig. 114 uses class widths of 3°F, and Fig. 115 uses class widths of 7°F.
Fig. 114

Fig. 115

a. In San Mateo in May, there tend to be two types of weather: cool, foggy days and hot, sunny days. Which of the two histograms better reflects this?
b. With which histogram can you determine the number of days when the high temperature was between 76°F and 79°F, inclusive? How many days is that?
c. With which histogram can you better estimate the largest high temperature in May? State the class that contains that temperature.
d. If a home buyer tells her realtor that she prefers sunny days with a high temperature of 80°F, which histogram would make San Mateo€™s weather seem more attractive to the home buyer? Explain. Would it be misleading for the realtor to show the client only that histogram?

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Daily High Temperatures 4 3 2 64 70 76 8288 94 Daily High Temperatures 10 60 67 74 81 88 95 Degrees Fahrenheit