Question

the cougars basketball team sold tins of flavored popcorn as a fundraiser. the players competed for prizes to see who could sell the most tins. this box plot shows the results. popcorn tins sold what fraction of the players sold between 8 and 16 popcorn tins?

Explanation:

Step1: Understand box - plot properties

In a box - plot, the box represents the inter - quartile range (IQR). The lower end of the box is the first quartile ($Q_1$) and the upper end is the third quartile ($Q_3$). The data between $Q_1$ and $Q_3$ represents 50% or $\frac{1}{2}$ of the data set. Here, 8 is the lower end of the box ($Q_1$) and 16 is the upper end of the box ($Q_3$).

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$