Consumer Reports magazine, in a story on hot dogs, measured the calories in 20 b

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Consumer Reports magazine, in a story on hot dogs, measured the calories in 20 brands of beef hot dogs, 17 brands of meat (mainly pork and beef) hot dogs, and 17 brands of poultry hot dogs. Box plots for the data are given below. Use the five-number summaries provided below to decide which dot plot belongs with which kind of hot dog. Fill in the blanks with A, B, or C. ________ Meat hot dogs: min = 107, max = 195, median = 153, Q_1 = 139, Q_3 = 179 ________Poultry hot dogs: min = 87, max = 170, median = 129, Q_1 = 102, Q_3 = 143 _________ Beef hot dogs: min = 111, max = 190, median = 152.5, Q_1 = 140, Q_3 = 178.5 _______About 50% of both the beef and meat hot dogs have more than 179 calories. ________ About 75% of the beef hot dogs have more than 140 calories. _______ About 50% of the poultry hot dogs are less than 130 calories while only about 25% of the beef and meat hotdogs are less than 140 calories. ________About 75% of the poultry hot dogs have more than 100 calories.

Explanation / Answer

Part a

Answers:

B: Meat hot dogs

C: Poultry hot dogs

A: Beef hot dogs

(Answers are based on observations from box plots.)

Part b

First statement is False.

Correct Statement: About 25% approximately of both the beef and meat hot dogs have more than 179 calories.

Second statement is true.

Third statement is true.

Fourth statement is false.

Correct statement: About 75% of the poultry hot dogs have more than 102 calories.

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