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Mr. Adams asked two random groups of 20 students each how many minutes they spent playing video games last night. The interquartile range (IQR) for Group A was 30 minutes and the IQR for Group B was 45 minutes. What can you conclude about the data Mr. Adams collected?

A: The maximum is greater for Group B than for Group A.

B: The data for Group B is more spread out than the data for Group A.

C: The maximum is greater for Group A than for Group B.

D:The data for Group A is more spread out than the data for Group B.

User Ericharlow
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I think the answer is option B
User Clock Slave
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Answer:

I think its

Explanation:

I think its a because the IQR is the third quartile minus the first quartile (third-first=IQR)(the first is the middle number between the minimum and median and the third quartile is the middle number between the median and the maximum)so anyway it just makes sense that the answer would be B

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