Question

Otis measured the heights of several sunflowers. He found that their heights were 1, 4, 6, 9, and 10 feet. Otis found that the mean was 6 feet and the range was 9 feet. Which numbers describe the center and spread of this data set?​

Answer 1

Answer: 6 feet describes the center, and 9 feet describes the spread

Step-by-step explanation:

The center of a data set is mostly considered as the median or the mean

Here mean is 6 (given). And median is also 6. As 6 is exactly at the middle of the data set. (When arranged in ascending order)

Now, one of the way of calculating the spread is calculating the range, here it's given that the range is 9.

Therefore, 6 feet describes the center, and 9 feet describes the spread is correct.