To find the first and third quartiles of the dataset represented in the box plot, we can look at the boundaries of the two sections of the box plot.
The first quartile is represented by the lower boundary of the second section of the box plot, which is at 3.
The third quartile is represented by the upper boundary of the second section of the box plot, which is at 7.5.
Therefore, the first quartile is 3 and the third quartile is 7.5.