The dot plot below summarises the number of minutes 16 students spent on mathematics…

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Problem

The dot plot below summarises the number of minutes 16 students spent on mathematics homework in one evening. The dots have been transcribed as follows (each dot represents one student): 15, 20, 20, 22, 25, 25, 25, 27, 30, 30, 30, 32, 35, 35, 37, 40 (i) From the dot plot write the least and the greatest number of minutes recorded. (ii) Determine the range of the data. (iii) A new student who spent 50 minutes on homework is added to the dot plot. Redraw the dot plot to include this observation and find the new range.

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