The Olympic Committee wanted to compare the ages of Olympic athletes in weight lifting and gymnastics. 20 Athletes from both sports were randomly surveyed. The dot plots above show the results of both. What is the difference between the median for both sets? Responses A 5 years5 years B 6 years6 years C 4 years4 years D 3 years
A 5 years
explain
In the dot plot for weight lifting, the median age falls between 26 and 27 years old. In the dot plot for gymnastics, the median age falls between 21 and 22 years old.
The difference between these two medians is 26.5 - 21.5 = 5 years. Therefore, the correct answer is A) 5 years.