Here Are Some Summary Statistics for the Size of Forest $\text { fire } = 72$

question 64

Multiple Choice

Here are some summary statistics for the size of forest fires last year: smallest $\text { fire } = 72$ acres, $\text { mean } = 493$ acres, $\text { median } = 493$ acres, $\text { range } = 7928$ acres, $$\mathrm { IQR } = 370,$$ $$Q 1 = 197 ,$$ standard $\text { deviation } = 59$ acres.Between what two values are the middle 50% of fire sizes found?

• A)123.25 and 369.75
• B)98.6 and 394.4
• C)197 and 567
• D)72 and 8000
• E)246.5 and 493

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