SOLUTION: I have a number line with 13 tick(tallies [places for numbers) I have to make up an appropriate scale to graph the following numbers. {-7 , -2.5 , -1.5 , 0 , 6 , 9 } THANKS S

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Question 326450: I have a number line with 13 tick(tallies [places for numbers) I have to make up an appropriate scale to graph the following numbers.
{-7 , -2.5 , -1.5 , 0 , 6 , 9 }
THANKS SOOO MUCH!
Bella.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your values range from -7 to 9, that's 16 spots.
You have 13 ticks so you can't have a spacing of 1.
Why don't you start at -12 and have a spacing of 2.
(-12,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,12)
Then you'll be able to fit all of your data.