At the Silver City Middle School field day, a favorite event is the obstacle course. Sophie was happy that she finished it in 62 seconds. Most of the 26 students in her class took over 60 seconds. The median time was 67 seconds, and the interquartile range was about 14 seconds. The fastest student in the class finished in 54 seconds.What is a typical obstacle course time of a student in Sophie's class?Choices:(A) 14 seconds(B) 60 seconds(C) 62 seconds(D) 67 seconds
Q. At the Silver City Middle School field day, a favorite event is the obstacle course. Sophie was happy that she finished it in 62 seconds. Most of the 26 students in her class took over 60 seconds. The median time was 67 seconds, and the interquartile range was about 14 seconds. The fastest student in the class finished in 54 seconds.What is a typical obstacle course time of a student in Sophie's class?Choices:(A) 14 seconds(B) 60 seconds(C) 62 seconds(D) 67 seconds
Identify Median Time: Identify the median time as it represents the typical time for a student. The median time given is 67 seconds.
Compare with Answer Choices: Compare the median time with the provided answer choices.The choices are (A)14seconds,(B)60seconds,(C)62seconds,(D)67seconds. The median time matches choice (D).
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