The table shows the magnitudes of the earthquakes that have occurred in the past 10 years. Use the frequency distribution to construct a histogram. Does the histogram appear to be​ skewed? If​ so, identify the type of skewness.

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The table shows the magnitudes of the earthquakes that have occurred in the past 10 years. Use the frequency distribution to construct a histogram. Does the histogram appear to be​ skewed? If​ so, identify the type of skewness.
 
Earthquake magnitude
Frequency
 
 
​5.0-5.9
13
 
 
 
​6.0-6.9
14
 
 
 
​7.0-7.9
9
 
 
 
​8.0-8.9
5
 
 
 
​9.0-9.9
3
 
 
Construct the histogram. Choose the correct graph below.
 
A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5678910051015Earthquake MagnitudeFrequency
 
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A histogram with horizontal axis labeled Earthquake magnitude from 5 to 10 in intervals of 1 and vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0 to 15 in intervals of 5 contains vertical bars with heights as follows: 5 to 6, 3; 6 to 7, 5; 7 to 8, 9; 8 to 9, 14; 9 to 10, 13.
 
B.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5678910051015Earthquake magnitudeFrequency
 
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A histogram with horizontal axis labeled Earthquake magnitude from 5 to 10 in intervals of 1 and vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0 to 15 in intervals of 5 contains vertical bars with heights as follows: 5 to 6, 13; 6 to 7, 14; 7 to 8, 9; 8 to 9, 5; 9 to 10, 3.
 
C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5678910051015Earthquake magnitudeFrequency
 
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A histogram with horizontal axis labeled Earthquake magnitude from 5 to 10 in intervals of 1 and vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0 to 15 in intervals of 5 contains vertical bars with heights as follows: 5 to 6, 13; 6 to 7, 14; 7 to 8, 13; 8 to 9, 13; 9 to 10, 14.
 
D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5678910051015Earthquake MagnitudeFrequency
 
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A histogram with horizontal axis labeled Earthquake magnitude from 5 to 10 in intervals of 1 and vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0 to 15 in intervals of 5 contains vertical bars with heights as follows: 5 to 6, 3; 6 to 7, 9; 7 to 8, 13; 8 to 9, 9; 9 to 10, 3.
The histogram
has a longer right tail,
 
so the distribution of the data is
skewed to the right.
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