Question

timothy collects data on the weights of watermelons at two farm stands. the box plots show the data distributions. decide whether each statement is true or false. the heaviest watermelon is at stand a. the median weight for stand a is greater than the median weight for stand b. watermelon weights stand a stand b

Explanation:

• For the first statement: In a box - plot, the end of the right - most whisker represents the maximum value. Looking at the box - plots, the right - most whisker of Stand B is longer (i.e., the maximum value for Stand B is greater than that for Stand A). So, the statement "The heaviest watermelon is at Stand A" is False.
• For the second statement: The line inside the box of a box - plot represents the median. By comparing the positions of the median lines (the vertical lines inside the boxes) of Stand A and Stand B, we can see that the median line of Stand A is to the right of the median line of Stand B. This means the median weight for Stand A is greater than the median weight for Stand B. So, this statement is True.

Answer:

• "The heaviest watermelon is at Stand A": False
• "The median weight for Stand A is greater than the median weight for Stand B": True