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Impact of Adding Constant on Median & Range

Data set A has a median of 24 and a range of 4. When a constant of 56 is added to each value, data set B has a median of 80 and the same range of 4. Thus, the median of data set B is greater than that of data set A, while their ranges remain equal.

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Impact of Adding Constant on Median & Range

Data set A has a median of 24 and a range of 4. When a constant of 56 is added to each value, data set B has a median of 80 and the same range of 4. Thus, the median of data set B is greater than that of data set A, while their ranges remain equal.

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Let's analyze how adding a constant to each value in a data set affects the median and the range.

First, let's find the values in data set A from the dot plot. The number of dots above each value represents the frequency
of that value. There are 15 values in data set A.
* Value 22 appears 4 times.
* Value 23 appears 3 times.
* Value 24 appears 3 times.
* Value 25 appears 3 times.
* Value 26 appears 2 times.
The sorted data set A is: 22, 22, 22, 22, 23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26.
The median of data set A is the middle value. Since there are 15 values, the median is the \frac{15+1}{2} = 8^{th} value
in the sorted data set. The 8^{th} value is 24.
Median of data set A = 24.
The range of data set A is the difference between the maximum and the minimum values.
Range of data set A = Maximum value - Minimum value = 26 - 22 = 4.
Data set B is created by adding 56 to each of the values in data set A. So, the values in data set B are:
22+56=78 (appears 4 times)
23+56=79 (appears 3 times)
24+56=80 (appears 3 times)
25+56=81 (appears 3 times)
26+56=82 (appears 2 times)
The sorted data set B is: 78, 78, 78, 78, 79, 79, 79, 80, 80, 80, 81, 81, 81, 82, 82.
The median of data set B is the middle value, which is the 8^{th} value in the sorted data set. The 8^{th} value is 80.
Median of data set B = 80.
Comparing the medians of data set A and data set B:
Median of data set B = 80 = 24 + 56 = Median of data set A + 56.
So, the median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A.
The range of data set B is the difference between the maximum and the minimum values in data set B.
Range of data set B = Maximum value - Minimum value = 82 - 78 = 4.
Comparing the ranges of data set A and data set B:
Range of data set B = 4, which is equal to the range of data set A = 4.
Therefore, the median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is equal to the
range of data set A. This corresponds to option C.
Final Answer: The final answer is \boxed{The median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the
range of data set B is equal to the range of data set A.}

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