Answer:
False the center number is a postive 8
Step-by-step explanation:
First, a bit of housekeeping:
<span>The meaning of four consecutive even numbers is 15. Wouldn't that be "mean," not meaning? Very different concepts!
The greatest of these numbers is _______ a^1
"a^1" means "a to the first power. There are no powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant just "a" or "a_1" or a(1).
The least of these numbers is ______a^2.
No powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant a_2 or a(2)
In this problem you have four numbers. All are even, and there's a spacing of 2 units between each pair of numbers (consecutive even).
The mean, or arithmetic average, of these numbers is (a+b+c+d) / 4, where a, b, c and d represent the four consecutive even numbers. Here this mean is 15. The mean is most likely positioned between b anc c.
So here's what we have: a+b+c+d
------------- = 15
4
This is equivalent to a+b+c+d = 60.
Since the numbers a, b, c and d are consecutive even integers, let's try this:
a + (a+2) + (a+4) + (a+6) = 60. Then 4a+2+4+6=60, or 4a = 48, or a=12.
Then a=12, b=14, c=16 and d=18. Note how (12+14+16+18) / 4 = 15, which is the given mean.
We could also type, "a(1)=12, a(2)=14, a(3) = 16, and a(4) = 18.
</span>
Answer:
The comparison using median and IQR is best because one of the graphs is not symmetrical.<em>
</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
The following information is missing
<em>A box plot titled Number of Minutes Women Spend on Breaks. The number line goes from 30 to 70. The whiskers range from 30 to 54, and the box ranges from 34 to 50. A line divides the box at 48. </em>
<em>A box plot titled Number of Minutes Men Spend on Breaks. The number line goes from 30 to 70. The whiskers range from 30 to 68, and the box ranges from 36 to 60. A line divides the box at 48. </em>
<em>The business owner uses the median and IQR to determine the center and variability of the data sets. Which best describes the comparison?
</em>
<em>The comparison would be more accurate using the mean and MAD because one of the graphs is symmetric.
</em>
<em>The comparison would be more accurate using the mean and MAD because the median of both data sets is the same.
</em>
<em>The comparison using median and IQR is best because one of the graphs is not symmetrical.
</em>
<em>The comparison using median and IQR is best because the median is greater than the IQR for both data sets.</em>
<em />
Mean and MAD are useful for comparison when both data sets are symmetrical.
In the women box plot the Q1 is at 34, the median is at 48, and the Q3 is at 50, so it is not symmetrical (the difference between the median and the Q1, and the Q3 and the median is not the same)
