Question

the snowy pines historical center kept track of the amount of snow that fell in their town each year for the past century. this box plot shows the results. yearly snowfall (in.) what fraction of the time did snowy pines get at least 14 inches of snow?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the property of box - plot

In a box - plot, the entire data set is divided into 4 equal parts (quartiles).

Step2: Analyze the part of the box - plot for "at least 14 inches"

The right - most part of the box - plot (from the third quartile to the maximum) represents the upper 25% of the data.

Answer:

\(\frac{1}{4}\)