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Grade 4ChallengeLine Plots

Line Plots · Challenge problem

A line plot shows lengths of ribbon, in inches. Rosa moves every X that was above 38\dfrac{3}{8} to 58\dfrac{5}{8} (each of those ribbons is replaced by a longer one). Nothing else changes. The total length of all the ribbons goes up by 1121\dfrac{1}{2} inches. How many X's were above 38\dfrac{3}{8}?