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Find the difference between the medians of boys and girls as a multiple of the interquartile range for the boys.

A. 3/4
B. 7/8
C. 1 1/8
D. 1 1/2

Find the difference between the medians of boys and girls as a multiple of the interquartile-example-1
User Ajsharma
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Explanation:

The answer is B.

User Skgbanga
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Five number summary:
Boys Girls
minimum 66 61
q1 68 63
median 69 65.5
q3 72 68
maximum 74 69
IQR
(q3-q1) 4 5

difference between the medians of boys and girls is: 69 - 65.5 = 3.5

3.5/4 = 0.875
3.5/4 * 2/2 = 7/8

Answer is choice B. 7/8
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