document.write( "Question 446318: I came up with 3 for the answer but it was incorrect. Please help:
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document.write( "Given the numbers 11, 12, 14, 16, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24.
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document.write( "18. Find the first quartile. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #307438 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I came up with 3 for the answer but it was incorrect. Please help: \n" ); document.write( "Given the numbers 11, 12, 14, 16, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24.18. \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the first quartile. \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Put the data in ascending order: \n" ); document.write( "10,11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "The 1st Quartile is the data element that has \n" ); document.write( "25% of the data below it. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "There are 11 data elements. \n" ); document.write( "0.25*11 = 2.75 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "So the 3rd element is the 1st quartile element. \n" ); document.write( "1st quartile = 12 \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |