Question

In Exercises 21-23, use the box-and-whisker plot below.

The data set consisted of 12 whole numbers. How many of the numbers are less than$12.5$? Explain.

Short answer

Each whisker represents 25%.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information.

The box-and-whisker plot is shown below.

Step 2. Explanation.

Each whisker represents 25% and the lower quartile is$12.5$ , 25% of numbers are less than$12.5$ .