Question

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An illustration shows a number line ranging from 0 to 10 in one unit increments. Each number is labeled and represented with a tick mark. A box plot is placed above the number line. The box is divided into two sections.
The first section of the box plot extends from 1.5 to 4. The second section of the box plot extends from 4 to 5.5. A line starts at the left side of the first section of the box plot and extends from 1.5 to 0, where it ends with a short vertical line. Another line starts at the right side of the second section of the box plot and extends from 5.5 to 10, where it ends with a short vertical line.
Brinda constructs this box plot to show the number of cousins her friends have. What is the median of the data?
A)10
B)4
C)1.5
D)5.5

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The median of the data represented in the box plot is the middle value when the data is ordered from least to greatest. In this case, the data is divided into two sections, with the median sitting at the boundary of the two sections. Since the boundary lies between 4 and 5.5, the median is the average of these two values.

Median = (4 + 5.5) / 2
Median = 9.5 / 2
Median = 4.75

Therefore, the median of the data is 4.75, which is closest to 5.5. So, the closest option is:

D) 5.5