Question 1.27

1.27 The Titanic and class. On April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage, the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. The ship was luxurious but did not have enough lifeboats for the 2224 passengers and crew. As a result of the collision, 1502 people died. 11 The ship had three classes of passengers. The level of luxury and the price of the ticket varied with the class, with first class being the most luxurious. There were 323 passengers in first class, 277 in second class, and 709 in third class. 12

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  1. (a) Make a bar graph of these data.

  2. (b) Give a short summary of how the number of passengers varied with class.

  3. (c) If you made a bar graph of the percent of passengers in each class, would the general features of the graph differ from the one you made in part (a)? Explain your answer.