Question

name: jessica sobrado
sc-3 additional practice

1. a student wants to compare the amount of money that two local movie theaters make over a two - week period for the last nightly showing of a particular movie. the following box plots show the data for the amount of money each theater makes over the period. compare the median of each box plot.

movie theater 1
movie theater 2
the median for movie theater 1 is the median for movie theater 2.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall box - plot median location

The median in a box - plot is represented by the line inside the box.

Step2: Identify Movie Theater 1 median

For Movie Theater 1, the line inside the box is at 975 dollars.

Step3: Identify Movie Theater 2 median

For Movie Theater 2, the line inside the box is at 975 dollars.

Step4: Compare medians

Since both medians are 975 dollars, the median for Movie Theater 1 is equal to the median for Movie Theater 2.

Answer:

equal to