Question

The two dot plots show the number of miles ran by 14 students at the beginning and at the end of the school year compare each measure of the two dot plots

Answer 1

The two dot plots are missing, so i have attached it.

Answer:

The mean at the beginning of the school year was 9.5 miles and the mean at the end of the school year was 10.2 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

From the attached image, we are told to compare the means for each plot to the nearest tenth.

Mean = Σx/n

Now, from the image, total number of miles run by the 14 students at the beginning of the school year is;

(1 × 7) + (2 × 8) + (4 × 9) + (4 × 10) + (2 × 11) + (1 × 12) = 133

Mean of miles run at the beginning of the school year = 133/14 = 9.5 miles

Again, from the table, total miles run at the end of the school year = (2 × 8) + (2 × 9) + (4 × 10) + (3 × 11) + (3 × 12) = 143

Mean of miles run at the end of the school year = 143/14 = 10.2 miles

Thus;

The mean at the beginning of the school year was 9.5 miles and the mean at the end of the school year was 10.2 miles