Mr. Morris is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. He must determine the area of the mainsail in ord
er to buy the correct amount of material. Calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. Be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. Describe their dimensions and show your work.
Sample answer: The median of the means for Grade 8 is greater than for Grade 12. However, there is less variation in the data for Grade 12 since the length of the box for Grade 12 is shorter than the one for Grade 8.