WGU Applied Algebra Exam - Topic 5 Question 5 Discussion

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Question #: 5
Topic #: 5

The graph shows the daily practice duration for a musician, where the number of days since the beginning of the month is along the horizontal axis and the number of minutes practiced per day is along the vertical axis.

What was the practice duration for day 9, based on the graph?

A117 minutes

B119 minutes

C127 minutes

D133 minutes

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Suggested Answer: C

This question asks us to read and interpret a value from a graph.

The horizontal axis represents:

The vertical axis represents:

We need to find the practice duration for:

To do this, locate on the horizontal axis, move upward to the blue graph, and then read the corresponding value on the vertical axis.

From the graph, the point at day is approximately:

So the musician practiced for:

by Brett at Jun 01, 2026, 08:38 PM

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Lawrence

7 hours ago

I thought day 9 was closer to 133 minutes, but I need to double-check the graph again to be certain.

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Sunny

5 days ago

Looking at the graph, I feel like the answer is 127 minutes, but I might be misreading the scale.

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Paris

11 days ago

I remember a similar question where we had to read a graph, and I think I got it wrong. I hope I can avoid that mistake this time!

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Catarina

16 days ago

I think the practice duration for day 9 was around 119 minutes, but I'm not entirely sure.

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