In box-and-whisker plots, the median is the line in the middle of the box. The median for the seventh graders is about 3.5 and the median for the eighth graders is 4. Therefore, the eighth graders have a greater median.
The first x is the horizontal coodinate (abscisa) and second is the vertical coordinate (ordenate). Both are coordinates. (x,y) has the meaning of a complex number: x is the real part and y is the imaginary part: x+yi. (x,y) has the meaning of a plane's vector from origin of coordinates.
