Car A and Car B were in a race. The driver of Car B claimed that his car was twice as fast as Car A. Car Speeds
A bar graph titled Car Speeds has Car on the x-axis, and speed (miles per hour) on the y-axis, from 170 to 172. Car A, 171; Car B, 172.

Do you agree with this claim? Why or why not?

a.
Yes, because the bar for Car B is twice as tall as the bar for Car A.
b.
Yes, because the speed of Car B is twice that of Car A.
c.
No, because Car B was only 10 mi/hr faster than Car A.
d.
No, because the vertical scale exaggerates the differences in speed.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D