From a livestock auction of over 1,600 head of cattle, the weights and prices per hundredweight (cwt) of some steers and heifers are given in Table 3-2.



a. Make a line graph (putting both steers and heifers on the same graph) from the given data, putting the weights on the horizontal axis and the prices on the vertical axis.

b. At what weight would you receive the best price per heifer?

c. What is the percent increase or decrease in the price of a 600- pound steer compared to a 400-pound steer? (Note: Price per steer, not price per pound.)


a. graph
b. 600 lb
c. +47%

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