Question

a school creates a histogram representing the individual travel times for students riding the bus to school. the histogram is right - skewed, and the mean time is 25 minutes. which statement best describes the possible value of the median time of students riding the bus to school? the median time is less than 25 minutes. the median time is exactly equal to 25 minutes. the median time is approximately equal to 25 minutes. the median time is greater than 25 minutes.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the property of skewed distributions

In a right - skewed distribution, the mean is pulled towards the tail. The median is less affected by extreme values.

Step2: Compare mean and median

Since the histogram is right - skewed, the mean (\(25\) minutes) is greater than the median.

Answer:

The median time is less than 25 minutes.