We are given a histogram that summarizes the lengths, in feet, of a group of adult female sharks.
Let us analyze each of the given options.
Option A: A total of 9 sharks were measured.
This seems to be incorrect since the number of sharks is way more than that.
Option B: A total of 50 sharks were measured.
Let us count the exact number of sharks from the histogram.
0 to 13 = 0
13 to 13.5 = 1
13.5 to 14 = 1
14 to 14.5 = 4
14.5 to 15 = 10
15 to 15.5 = 10
15.5 to 16 = 9
16 to 16.5 = 10
16.5 to 17 = 4
17 to 17.5 = 1
So, the total number of sharks is
1 + 1 + 4 + 10 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 4 + 1 = 50
Therefore, the statement B is correct.
Option C: The longest shark that was measured was 10 feet long.
As you can see from the histogram, the longest length that was measured is 17 to 17.5 feet.
Therefore, this statement is incorrect.
Option D: Most of the sharks that were measured were over 16 feet long.
As you can see from the histogram, the peaks of the histogram lie in the range of 14.5 to 16.5 feet.
This means that the majority of the sharks that were measured are between 14.5 to 16.5 feet.
Therefore, this statement is incorrect.
Option E: Two of the sharks that mere measured were less than 14 feet long.
As you can see from the histogram, there are two sharks having lengths less than 14 feet long.
13 to 13.5 = 1
13.5 to 14 = 1
Therefore, this statement E is correct.