Question

(20 PTS!!)

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a dot plot, the number of dots above a number represents the frequency of that number.

From the given dot plot it is clear that number of dots for group R is 21 and the time taken by the students of groups R are

45, 50, 50, 55, 60, 60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 90, 95, 100, 100, 105, 110, 110, 115, 120, 120

The average of the data is

$Average=\frac{\sum x}{n}$

$Average=\frac{45+50+50+55+60+60+70+75+80+85+90+90+95+100+100+105+110+110+115+120+120}{21}$

$Average=\frac{1785}{21}$

$Average=85$

From the given dot plot it is clear that number of dots for group S is 17 and the time taken by the students of groups S are

50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 70, 80, 90, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110, 115, 120

$Average=\frac{50+55+60+60+65+70+70+80+90+90+95+100+105+110+110+115+120}{17}$

$Average=\frac{1445}{17}$

$Average=85$

The average time of both groups are same.

Since both groups show about the same average time, therefore the correct option is C.

Answer 2

The answer would be "both groups show about the same average time"