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Use the information given to draw a vertical bar graph. Clearly label the bars. See Example 4.
29. Fiber Content of Selected Foods
Fiber Content of Selected Foods
Food Grams of Total Fiber
1
Kidney beans a cb 4.5
2 Grams of Total Fiber
3
Oatmeal, cooked a cb 3.0 2
4 1
Peanut butter, chunky (2 tbsp) 1.5 0
Popcorn (1 c) 1.0
Potato, baked, with skin (1 med) 4.0
Whole wheat bread (1 slice) 2.5
(Sources: American Dietetic Association and National Center for
Nutrition and Dietetics) Food
30. U.S. Annual Food Sales
U.S. Annual Food Sales
Year Sales in Billions of Dollars
2004 915
Sales (in billions of dollars)
2005 967
2006 1033 700
600
2007 1088
2008 1111
Year
2009 1080
(Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture) Best-Selling Albums of All Time
(U.S. sales)
31.
Best-Selling Albums of All Time (U.S. Sales)
Album Estimated Sales (in millions)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1979) 23
Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982) 27 Estimated Sales (in millions)
AC/DC: Back in Black (1980) 22 10
Eagles: Their Greatest Hits (1976) 29 5
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 23
(Source: Recording Industry Association of America)
Album
Selected Worldwide
32.
Selected Worldwide Commercial Space Launches Commercial Space Launches
(1990–2008)
Country Total Commercial Space Launches 1990–2008
United States 146
Europe 132
Number of Commercial Launches
Russia 101
China 18
Sea Launch* 30 40
20
*Sea Launch is an international venture involving 4 countries that uses 0
its own launch facility outside national borders.
(Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Country
517

