Question

Ben wants to compare the scores of this year's basketball games to the scores of last year's games. He made the following double stem-and-leaf plot to make

his comparison.
Comparison of
Basketball Scores
Between the Last
Two Years
Last
Year
995
97753
6654
9
Stem
OB. 20
OC 16.
0
1
2
3
4
5
What is the difference between the median score this year and the median score last year?
OA 18
OD. 17
This
Year
999
7889
456778
233
2

Answer 1

To find the median score for this year, we need to order the scores from lowest to highest. The scores are 233, 456778, 7889, and 999. The median is the middle score, which is 7889. To find the median score for last year, we need to order the scores from lowest to highest. The scores are 6654, 97753, and 995. The median is the middle score, which is 97753. The difference between the median score this year and the median score last year is 97753 - 7889 = 89864. Therefore, the answer is A. 89864.