If We Randomly Select 100 People and Arrange Them in Order

question 13

Multiple Choice

If we randomly select 100 people and arrange them in order of height,which of the following pairs will probably show the greatest differences between their two heights?

• A) 10ᵗʰ tallest and 11ᵗʰ tallest
• B) 49ᵗʰ tallest and 50ᵗʰ tallest
• C) shortest to second shortest
• D) The differences between all adjacent pairs will be about the same.

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