Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a number line ranging from 8 to 15 in one unit increments. Each number is labeled and represented with a tick mark. A box plot is placed above the number line. The box is divided into two sections.
The first section of the box plot extends from 9 to 10.5. The second section of the box plot extends from 10.5 to 14. A line starts at the left side of the first section of the box plot and extends from 9 to 8, where it ends with a short vertical line. Another line starts at the right side of the second section of the box plot and extends from 14 to 15, where it ends with a short vertical line.
Jared constructs this box plot to show the ages of the students in his cooking class. Which statement is true?
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Responses
A. The median of the dataset is 10.5, and the range is 15.
B. The median of the dataset is 10.5, and the range is 7.
C. The median of the dataset is 9, and the range is 15.
D. The median of the dataset is 9, and the range is 7.
B. The median of the dataset is 10.5, and the range is 7.
This is true because the median is represented by the line dividing the box plot into two sections, which is at 10.5. The range is calculated by subtracting the minimum value (8) from the maximum value (15), which results in a range of 7.