Beth and Maya are on their school's track team. At the end of the track season, they compared their times in their favorite race: the 100-meter dash. Beth's mean time was 13.72 seconds, and the mean absolute deviation of her times was 0.3 seconds. Maya's mean time was 13.72 seconds, and the mean absolute deviation of her times was 0.6 seconds.

Question

What can you conclude from these statistics? Complete the sentences.
Beth typically ran the 100-meter dash 1)___ Maya. Also, Beth had 2)___ variability in her times compared to Maya.
responses
1)
slower than
faster than
in about the same time as
2)
less
more
about the same amount of

Answer 1

1. in about the same time as
2. less