A group of students is studying ocean tides at a nearby beach. They collected the data in the table shown below.
Date Moon
Phase Tide
Type Height Difference
Between Low
and High Tide
(feet)
January 1 full spring 7.3
January 8 half neap 5.2
January 16 new spring 7.4
They want to predict the next date that the difference between low tide and high tide would be about 7 feet. Based on the information given, what would be the closest date to that occuring?
A.
January 31
B.
February 7
C.
January 24
D.
February 15
C. January 24
Based on the data provided, the closest date to a 7-foot difference between low and high tide would be January 24th, as the height difference on that date is 7.4 feet, which is the closest to 7 feet out of the options given.