Julie conducts an experiment to find the average word length in a book for a 4th grader and a book for a 8th grader. She finds t
hat for the fourth grade book the mean word length is 5 letters with a range of 6 and for the 8th grade book the mean word length is 6 letters with a range of 9. Which statement is true? A) On average, the book for the 4th grader has longer words.
B) There is not enough information to know if any of the above are true.
C) The word length varies more in the 8th grade book than the 4th grade book.
D) The longest word in the book for the 4th grader is longer than that in the 8th grade book.
Step-by-step explanation: I chose this answer because in 8th graders, their mean is 6 and their range is 9, that’s a difference of 3. But in 4th graders, their mean is 5 and their range is 6, so there isn’t much of a difference for 4th graders. The answer couldn’t be A, B, or D so I came to the conclusion that it’s C. (Sorry if this explanation doesn’t make sense but I hope I got the right answer.)
