Two athletes are training for a cycling race. Each athlete recorded the distance (in miles) of their previous 95 training rides. The box-and-whisker plots below (sometimes called boxplots) summarize the distances recorded for each athlete. Use the box-and-whisker plots to answer the questions. 5 10 15 20 25 Athlete A Athlete B + 30 35 40 45 Distance (in miles (a) Which athlete went on more rides longer than 21 miles? 'Choose one' (b) Which athlete had distances with a larger interquartile range (IQR)? 'Choose one' (c) Which athlete went on the shortest training ride? 'Choose one' (d) Which athlete had a greater median distance? 'Choose one'

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.2: Representing Data
Problem 21PFA
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Two athletes are training for a cycling race. Each athlete recorded the distance (in miles) of their previous 95 training rides.
The box-and-whisker plots below (sometimes called boxplots) summarize the distances recorded for each athlete.
Use the box-and-whisker plots to answer the questions.
5
10
15
20
25
Athlete A
Athlete B
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30
35
40
45
Distance (in miles
(a) Which athlete went on more rides longer than 21 miles?
'Choose one'
(b) Which athlete had distances with a larger interquartile
range (IQR)?
'Choose one'
(c) Which athlete went on the shortest training ride?
'Choose one'
(d) Which athlete had a greater median distance?
'Choose one'
Transcribed Image Text:Two athletes are training for a cycling race. Each athlete recorded the distance (in miles) of their previous 95 training rides. The box-and-whisker plots below (sometimes called boxplots) summarize the distances recorded for each athlete. Use the box-and-whisker plots to answer the questions. 5 10 15 20 25 Athlete A Athlete B + 30 35 40 45 Distance (in miles (a) Which athlete went on more rides longer than 21 miles? 'Choose one' (b) Which athlete had distances with a larger interquartile range (IQR)? 'Choose one' (c) Which athlete went on the shortest training ride? 'Choose one' (d) Which athlete had a greater median distance? 'Choose one'
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