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the US.  \n15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60  \n\n| a) | The median rainfall across the US is   inches. |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b) | The state with the highest rainfall recorded   inches. |  |  |  |\n| c) | The data is | skewed to the left | skewed to the right | symmetric |\n| d) | The range in the rainfall data is   inches. |  |  |  |\n| e) | About 25% of states have rainfall that is less than   inches. |  |  |  |\n| f) | About 25% of states have rainfall that is more than   inches. |  |  |  |\n| g) | The interquartile range of rainfall is   inches. |  |  |  |\n\n2) This box plot shows the number of points scored in a basketball tournament by a group of players.  \n40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90  \n\n| a) | The median number of points scored was   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b) | The highest scoring player scored   points. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| c) | The range of points scored was   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| d) | Most of the players scored more than 65 points: |  |  | true | false | can’t tell |\n| e) | The data is | skewed to the left | skewed to the right |  | symmetric |  |\n| f) | The interquartile range is   points. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| g) | About 75% of the players scored more than 71 points. |  |  | true | false | can’t tell |\n\nName Date  \nINTERPRETING BOX PLOTS SHEET 3 ANSWERS  \n1) This box plot show the annual rainfall in inches across different states in the US .  \n15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60  \n\n| a) | The median rainfall across the US is 30 inches. |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b) | The state with the highest rainfall recorded 59 inches. |  |  |  |\n| c) | The data is | skewed to the left | skewed to the right | symmetric |\n| d) | The range in the rainfall data is 43 inches. |  |  |  |\n| e) | About 25% of states have rainfall that is less than 24 inches. |  |  |  |\n| f) | About 25% of states have rainfall that is more than 41 inches. |  |  |  |\n| g) | The interquartile range of rainfall is 17 inches. |  |  |  |\n\n2) This box plot shows the number of points scored in a basketball tournament by a group of players.  \n40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90  \n\n| a) | The median number of points scored was 63 |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b) | The highest scoring player scored 87 points. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| c) | The range of points scored was 47 . |  |  |  |  |  |\n| d) | Most of the players scored more than 65 points: |  |  | true | false | can’t tell |\n| e) | The data is | skewed to the left | skewed to the right |  | symmetric |  |\n| f) | The interquartile range is 17 points. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| g) | About 75% of the players scored more than 71 points. |  |  | true | false | can’t tell |","cbCait8Tec7f914M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait8Tec7f914M","pdf",138781,"English","# Interpreting Box Plots - Sheet 3\n## Rainfall across US states (Answers)\n## Basketball tournament points (Answers)","[{\"question\":\"What does the median 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