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The line plot shows the heights of the players on a basketball team, in inches.

A line plot named "Heights of Players" shows data from sixty-eight to seventy-four inches. Sixty-eight and one-half has one dot. Sixty-nine and one-half has three dots. Seventy has one dot. Seventy-one has four dots. Seventy-one and one-half has two dots. Seventy-four has one dot.

Part A
What is the height difference between the tallest and shortest player on the team, in inches?

(1 point)
Responses

3
inches

3 inches

5 1/2
inches

5 1 2 inches

6
inches

6 inches

6 1/2
inches

1 answer

To find the height difference between the tallest and shortest player on the basketball team, we need to identify the shortest and tallest heights based on the information provided.

  • The shortest height recorded is 68.5 inches (68 and one-half).
  • The tallest height recorded is 74 inches.

Now, we calculate the difference:

\[ \text{Height difference} = \text{Tallest height} - \text{Shortest height} = 74 - 68.5 = 5.5 \text{ inches} \]

So, the height difference between the tallest and shortest player on the team is \(5 \frac{1}{2}\) inches.

The correct response is:

5 1/2 inches