The students in Ms. Benito’s class went apple picking. They wanted to use the apples in a recipe and did a quick survey about their favorite apple dish. The students presented the results of their survey in the bar graph below.

A bar graph is titled Apple Dishes. The y-axis is labeled Number of Students. A vertical bar labeled Apple Pie has a height between 6 and 8. A vertical bar labeled Baked Apples has a height of 4. A vertical bar labeled Apple Tart has a height between 2 and 4. A vertical bar labeled Apple Cider has a height of 8.

Using the bar graph, which two statements show correct interpretation of the data?

A.
Twenty-three students participated in the survey.

B.
The scale should have started at 5.

C.
Ten students chose apple pie or apple tart.

D.
The data presented is categorical.

E.
There must be at least five categories of apple dishes.

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C. Ten students chose apple pie or apple tart.

2. D. The data presented is categorical.