Question

a school creates a histogram representing the individual travel times for students taking the bus to school. the histogram is right - skewed, and the mean time is 25 minutes. which statement best describes the possible value of the median time of students taking the bus to school?
$\bigcirc$ the median time is less than 25 minutes.
$\bigcirc$ the median time is exactly equal to 25 minutes.
$\bigcirc$ the median time is approximately equal to 25 minutes.
$\bigcirc$ the median time is greater than 25 minutes.

Explanation:

In a right - skewed distribution, the mean is pulled in the direction of the skew (towards the higher values). The median is less affected by extreme values in the tail. So, in a right - skewed histogram, the mean is greater than the median. Given that the mean time is 25 minutes, the median time will be less than 25 minutes.

Answer:

The median time is less than 25 minutes.