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Twenty words were randomly selected from a science fiction novel and a biography. The line plots show the number of letters in each of the 20 words.

Which conclusion can be drawn from this data?


The median word length for both books is the same.

The biography has a smaller range of word length.

Science fiction novels have more words than biographies.

The words are generally much shorter in the science fiction novel than in the biography.

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A

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Answer:

The median word length for both books is the same

Explanation:

There are 20 WORDS picked from a science fiction AND a biography. The line plot shows the number of LETTERS in each word. This means that the books must have an equal amount of words.

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