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Otis measured the heights of several sunflowers. He found that their heights were 4, 6, 7, 9, and 9 feet Otis found that the mean was 7 feet and the range was 5 feet Which numbers describe the center and spread of this data set? A. 4 feet describes the center, and 9 feet describes the spread. , B. 7 feet describes the center, and 5 feet describes the spread C. 9 feet describes the center, and 4 feet describes the spread D. 5 feet describes the center, and 7 feet describes the spread.​

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Answer:

B) 7 feet is the median (center) and 5 is the range (spread)

Explanation:

spread is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in the data set (9 - 4 = 5 in this case)

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