Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) (05.02 LC)

Given the box plot, will the mean or the median provide a better description of the center?

box plot with min at 11, Q1 at 22.5, median at 34.5, Q3 at 36, max at 37.5

The mean, because the data distribution is symmetrical
The mean, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the left
The median, because the data distribution is skewed to the right

The ratio of two numbers is 5 to 4. the sum of the numbers is 99. what number is the greater of the two numbers?

Sherina wrote and solved the equation. x-56=230 x-56-56=230-56 x=174 what was sherina’s error? sherina’s work is correct. sherina only needed to subtract 56 from 230. sherina made a subtraction error when subtracting 56 from 230. sherina should have added 56 to both sides of the equation.

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?