Question

the box plots represent the ages of pennies in two 50 - cent rolls. by looking at the plots, beth says that the two means are about 5 years apart. which is true about beths statement? she is correct because the medians are 10 years apart, which means the means are half of that, or 5 years apart. she is correct because the maximum ages of the pennies in each set are 5 years apart. she is not correct because the means are both equal to 12. she may not be correct because means cannot be determined from the box plots.

Explanation:

Box - plots display the five - number summary (minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, maximum). They do not provide enough information to directly calculate or accurately estimate the mean. Just because of the position of medians or maximums, we cannot draw a conclusion about the difference in means.

Answer:

She may not be correct because means cannot be determined from the box plots