Question

Race Times

29 min.
31 min.
31 min.
34 min.
35 min.
37 min.
40 min.
42 min.
45 min.

Sarabeth used a box-and-whisker plot to summarize her race times in minutes. She didn't include her latest race time of 38 minutes. How will the inclusion of this new time affect the box-and-whisker plot?
A) The range will increase.
B) The median will increase.
C) The lower quartile will increase.
D) The upper quartile will increase.

Answer 1

B) The median will increase.

Explanation:

he original median was 35 and the new median is 36. The median will increase.