Questions: The boxplot below shows salaries for Construction workers and Teachers. Jennie makes the first quartile salary for a construction worker. Markos makes the first quartile salary for a teacher. Who makes more money? Jennie Markos How much more? 52,000

Solution Steps

• The first quartile (Q1) is the value below which 25% of the data falls.
• For Construction workers, Q1 is at $30,000.
• For Teachers, Q1 is at $28,000.

• Jennie makes the first quartile salary for a construction worker, which is $30,000.
• Markos makes the first quartile salary for a teacher, which is $28,000.

• Jennie makes $30,000.
• Markos makes $28,000.
• Jennie makes more than Markos.
• The difference in their salaries is $30,000 - $28,000 = $2,000.

Final Answer