The box plot shows the number of years during which 16 schools have participated in a marching band competition:

A box plot is titled Years of Participation and labeled Years. Number line from 0 to 10 with primary markings and labels at 0, 5, and 10. The box extends from 3 to 7 on the number line. There is a vertical line at 5. The whiskers end at 1 and 10.

At least how many schools have participated for 3 to 7 years?

3 schools
5 schools
7 schools
8 schools

Question

The box plot shows the number of years during which 16 schools have participated in a marching band competition:

A box plot is titled Years of Participation and labeled Years. Number line from 0 to 10 with primary markings and labels at 0, 5, and 10. The box extends from 3 to 7 on the number line. There is a vertical line at 5. The whiskers end at 1 and 10.

At least how many schools have participated for 3 to 7 years?

3 schools
 5 schools
 7 schools
 8 schools

Mercury · Answer

the box plot: https://us-static.z-dn.net/files/df5/bf3f2c7518f225ca4f32b82a2c4aafd6.jpg as a major hint, notice how 3 and 7 are the upper and lower boundaries of the box, on the box plot. this means 50% of all the data values lie between 3 and 7 yrs.