Select the correct answer. To help with staffing decisions, the manager of a large grocery store recorded the total number of customers waiting in line at registers each half
hour over a 12-hour period. The data she collected is shown in the graph.
X Customers in Line by Half Hour
40
36
32
28
.
24
Customers
20
16
12
8
4
11:00
a. m.
0
9:00
1:00 3:00
5:00 7:00 9:00
a. m
p. m. p. m. p. m.
p. m.
p. m.
Time of Day
The manager recognizes that the data approximates a transformation of the parent sine function, y = sin(s).
Which value is closest to the midline of the transformed function?
?
OA
14
OB
20
OC. 24
OD. 17