Point Y lies on the intersection of x = 16 and y = 12. This means when x (Minutes Counting) is 16, y (Number of Grasshoppers) is 12. Option A states that in twelve minutes there were sixteen grasshoppers, which is the opposite of what the graph shows. So, option A is incorrect.
Point Z lies on the intersection of x = 24 and y = 18. This means when x (Minutes Counting) is 24, y (Number of Grasshoppers) is 18. Option B states that in twenty-four minutes there were eighteen grasshoppers, which matches the graph. So, option B is correct.
Point X lies at the intersection of x = 8 and y = 6. This means when x (Minutes Counting) is 8, y (Number of Grasshoppers) is 6. Option C states that in six minutes there were eight grasshoppers, which is the opposite of what the graph shows. So, option C is incorrect.
The graph is a straight line. We can find the equation of the line using two points, say (8,6) and (24,18).
The slope is given by \( m = \frac{18-6}{24-8} = \frac{12}{16} = \frac{3}{4} \).
Using the point-slope form, the equation of the line is \( y - 6 = \frac{3}{4}(x-8) \), which simplifies to \( y = \frac{3}{4}x \).
When x = 20, \( y = \frac{3}{4}(20) = 15 \).
Option D states that in twenty minutes there were twenty-eight grasshoppers, but the graph shows 15 grasshoppers. So, option D is incorrect.
Using the equation \( y = \frac{3}{4}x \), when x = 4, \( y = \frac{3}{4}(4) = 3 \). Option E states that in four minutes, there were three grasshoppers. This matches the equation of the line. So, option E is correct.