Analyze the provided graph showing monthly car sales from July to December. Address the overall trend, the type of data (discrete/continuous), and the specific sales figure for August.

Here are the answers to your questions based on the graph:

2.1.1 The overall trend of the graph shows that the number of cars sold fluctuates each month, but there is an overall increase in sales from July (25 cars) to December (45 cars).

2.1.2 The graph is discrete.
This is because the number of cars sold can only be whole numbers (you cannot sell half a car), and the data is recorded at specific, distinct points in time (each month), rather than continuously over time. The lines connecting the points simply show the change between these discrete monthly totals.

2.1.3 To find how many cars were sold in August, locate "August" on the horizontal axis (Month) and then look up to the corresponding data point on the graph. Read the value on the vertical axis (Number of cars).
The data point for August is at 30 on the vertical axis.
Therefore, the number of cars sold in August was:

• 30 cars