9.

A teacher recorded the typing speeds of her students on Monday and Tuesday. The results are shown in the box plots.

Typing Speeds. Words per minute. Monday. Tuesday.



Which statement is best supported by the information in the box plots?

The interquartile range of the typing speeds on Monday was equal to the interquartile range of typing speeds on Tuesday.

The maximum typing speed on Monday was greater than the maximum typing speed on Tuesday.

The range of typing speeds on Monday was equal to the range of the typing speeds on Tuesday.

The median typing speed on Monday was less than the median typing speed on Tuesday.

The median typing speed on Monday was less than the median typing speed on Tuesday. This statement is best supported by the information in the box plots, as the median line in the box plot for Tuesday is higher than the median line in the box plot for Monday. This indicates that the median typing speed on Tuesday was higher than the median typing speed on Monday.