Organising and Representing Data Box and Whisker Plot

Karen constructed the box-and-whisker plot below to show information about her first semester scores.

What was Karen's median test score?

• 70

• 85

• 90

• 95

The box-and-whisker plots shown below represent the salaries of employees at two different

companies.

What is the difference between the median salaries of the employees at the two companies?

• $0

• $500

• $1000

• $2000

The list below shows the most recent test scores for students in Mr. Garcia’s study group.

78, 90, 94, 72, 80, 68, 72, 88, 94, 98, 86, 96

Which box-and-whisker plot correctly represents the data in the list?

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The box-and-whisker plot below shows the number of points each member of the middle

school basketball team made during the game on Saturday.

What was the greatest number of points scored by a basketball player during the game on

Saturday?

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 8

The data below show the donations, in dollars, a charity received from 8

of its donors at a fund-raising event.

640, 550, 480, 600, 720, 720, 800, 840

Which box plot correctly represents these data?

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Mrs. Garcia decides to organize her students’ algebra test scores into

a box plot to analyze the results, as shown below.

What is the median score of the class?

• 76

• 80

• 82

• 84

Johnathan analyzed a set of data. He noticed that 50% of the data was

between 84 and 89. He also noticed that 50% of the data was between

88 and 91. The lowest data point was an 82. Which box plot could

represent the set of data Johnathan analyzed?

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The data shows the average price of frozen orange juice at various times.

$1.83, $1.88, $1.83, $1.94, $2.54, $2.50, $2.46, $2.64, $2.73, $2.58

What are the three quartiles of the data?

• Q1 = $1.83, Med = $2.52, Q3 = $2.64

• Q1 = $1.83, Med = $2.48, Q3 = $2.58

• Q1 = $1.88, Med = $2.52, Q3 = $2.64

• Q1 = $1.88, Med = $2.48, Q3 = $2.58

The data below shows the average cost of a dozen eggs at different

times.

$1.26, $1.15, $1.28, $1.25, $1.83, $1.98, $1.63, $1.75, $1.95, $1.89

What are the three quartiles of the data?

• Q1 = $1.28, Med = $1.75, Q3 = $1.95

• Q1 = $1.28, Med = $1.69, Q3 = $1.89

• Q1 = $1.26, Med = $1.75, Q3 = $1.95

• Q1 = $1.26, Med = $1.69, Q3 = $1.89

Jerry recorded the outdoor temperature at noon on the first day of each month for one year.

He made the box-and-whisker plot below to display his data.

What is the range of temperatures?

• 40

• 55

• 70

• 95