Robert plans to make a box-and-whisker plot of the following set of data.

27, 14, 46, 38, 32, 18, 21

Which of the following would be the most appropriate scale for the number line below the plot?

0 to 40
10 to 50
20 to 50
0 to 100

Question

Robert plans to make a box-and-whisker plot of the following set of data.

27, 14, 46, 38, 32, 18, 21

Which of the following would be the most appropriate scale for the number line below the plot?

0 to 40
10 to 50
20 to 50
0 to 100

sissyedgar · Answer

10-50 Because...
0-40 won't work since there is a 46 up there
20-50 won't work because there is an 18
0-100 is too big because everything after 50 would be completely clear
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