Question

The box plot shows the number of years during which 12 teams have participated in a rugby tournament:


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 2 to 6 on the number line. There is a vertical line at 4. The whiskers end at 0 and 8.

At least how many schools have participated for 6 years or more?

2 schools
3 schools
4 schools
6 schools

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is 2. At least 3 schools have participated for 6 years or more.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information it is clear that the first quarterly of the data is 2 and the third quarterly is 6.

The box plot is shown below.

Since 6 is third quarterly it means 6 divides the data in 75% and 25%.

So, 25% schools have participated for 6 years or more.

Number of terms =12

$12\times \frac{25}{100}=3$

Therefore, at least 3 schools have participated for 6 years or more. Option 2 is correct.

Answer 2

Answer:

3 schools

Step-by-step explanation:

the box plot shows 25% percent do and theres 12 schools so it makes i 3 schools