Question

Tom made the box plots to compare the number of calories between his morning snacks and his afternoon snacks.

George’s typical afternoon snack has about ______ more calories than his typical morning snack.

•150
•175
•200
•225

Answer 1

225

Explanation:

If you subtract both medians, thats what you get

Answer 2

The box plot represents the minimum, maximum, the first quartile, the second quartile and the median.

If we look at the breakfast box plot, the median is 150 calories

When we look at the afternoon lunch box plot, the median 375 (the dot is between 350 and 400)

So breakfast = 150 calories

Lunch = 375 calories

So difference = 375 -150 = 225 calories.

Therefore George's lunch has 225 calories more than breakfast

Answer is 225