Name:_________________________________

Dang Date: ___________________

19.05

6.5 Homework
1. For the box-and-whisker plot alongside, find the:
a. five-number summary
Min: 3
Q1: 7.5
Median: 11
Q3: 13
Max: 15

b. range

15

c. interquartile range
8.5

2. The data alongside shows the number

of parking tickets handed out by an
inspector each day for a month.

a. Construct the five-number summary for the data

Min: 13
Q1: 16.75
Median: 21
Q3: 24
Max: 28

b. Draw a box-and-whisker plot to display the data

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 c. The box and whisker plot alongside shows the
number of parking tickets handed out by the
inspector in the previous month.

Did the inspector hand out more tickets this month or last month? Explain your answer.

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Yes, 24-7=17 > 28-13=15

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3. A box-and-whisker plot has been drawn to

show the distribution of marks for a class in
a test out of 100.

a. Find the:
i. highest mark
98

ii. lowest mark

30

b. What was the median test score for the class?

73

c. What was the range of marks scored for the test?

61

d. What percentage of students scored 60 or more for the test?

75

e. What was the interquartile range for the test?

56

f. If you scored 70 for the test, would you be in the top 50% of students in the class? Explain your
answer.

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No, because to in the top you should get at leats 73 which is median (50%)

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