There are twenty classes at each of two middle schools. The number of students in each class at each school is shown in the dot
plots below.
Number of Students in Each Class at Poplar Middle School
A dot plot. A number line going from 20 to 29 labeled Number of Students. There are 3 dots above 20, 5 above 21, 7 above 22, 4 above 23, 1 above 24, and 0 above 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29.
Number of Students in Each Class at Oak Middle School
A dot plot. A number line going from 20 to 29 labeled Number of Students. There is 1 dot above 20, 2 above 21, 2 above 22, 4 above 23, 3 above 24, 2 above 25, 2 above 26, 2 above 27, 1 above 28, and 1 above 29.
Which statement correctly compares the mean number of students for the data in the plots?
There are about 2 more students in each class at Poplar Middle School than at Oak Middle School.
There are about 2 more students in each class at Oak Middle School than at Poplar Middle School.
There are about 5 more students in each class at Poplar Middle School than at Oak Middle School.
There are about 5 more students in each class at Oak Middle School than at Poplar Middle School.
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