Question

the boxplot below shows salaries for construction workers and teachers.
construction
teacher
salary (thousands of $)
jennie makes the first quartile salary for a construction worker. markos makes the third quartile salary for a teacher.
who makes more money? select an answer
how much more money do they make? $ (answer in dollars)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the first quartile for Construction workers

From the box - plot, the first quartile (\(Q_1\)) for Construction workers is \(30\) (in thousands of dollars).

Step2: Identify the third quartile for Teachers

From the box - plot, the third quartile (\(Q_3\)) for Teachers is \(40\) (in thousands of dollars).

Step3: Calculate the difference

The difference in their salaries is \(40 - 30=10\) (in thousands of dollars). Since \(10\times1000 = 10000\) dollars.

Answer:

Markos makes more money. The amount more is \(\$10000\)