There are twenty classes at Northwestern Middle School and twenty classes at Southeastern Middle School. The number of students
in each class at each school is shown in the dot plots below.
Number of Students in Each Class at Northeastern Middle School
A dot plot. A number line going from 20 to 29 labeled Number of Students. There are 3 dots above 20, 5 above 21, 7 above 22, 4 above 23, 1 above 24, and 0 above 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Number of Students in Each Class at Southeastern Middle School
A dot plot. A number line going from 20 to 29 labeled Number of Students. There is 1 dot above 20, 2 above 21, 2 above 22, 4 above 23, 3 above 24, 2 above 25, 2 above 26, 2 above 27, 1 above 28, and 1 above 29.
Michela says that the modes of the two data are the same so the median and mean must also be the same. What is Michela’s error?
The modes are not the same.
The means and medians are not the same.
Only the modes and the medians are the same.
Only the modes and the means are the same.
