The following data set represents the highway fuel efficiency in miles per gallon (mpg) of randomly selected cars from two car companies.

Car Company A: 35, 28, 35, 30, 31, 38, 35, 30
Car Company B: 29, 33, 36, 27, 34, 34, 34, 25
Which of the following statements is true?
*Remember to put each set of numbers in order from LEAST to GREATEST before starting the problem.
(1 point)
The cars from Company A have higher MEDIAN highway fuel efficiency than Company B.
The cars from Company A have higher MEAN highway fuel efficiency than Company B.
The cars from Company B have a higher MODE of highway fuel efficiency than Company A.
The cars from both companies have the same mean, median, and mode for highway fuel efficiency.

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In order from least to greatest:
Company A: 28, 30, 30, 31, 35, 35, 35, 38
Company B: 25, 27, 29, 33, 34, 34, 34, 36

- Median:
Company A: 32.5
Company B: 33.5

Since 33.5 is higher than 32.5, the statement "The cars from Company A have higher MEDIAN highway fuel efficiency than Company B" is false.

- Mean:
Company A: (28 + 30 + 30 + 31 + 35 + 35 + 35 + 38) / 8 = 32.875
Company B: (25 + 27 + 29 + 33 + 34 + 34 + 34 + 36) / 8 = 31.625

Since 32.875 is higher than 31.625, the statement "The cars from Company A have higher MEAN highway fuel efficiency than Company B" is true.

- Mode:
Company A has multiple modes (35), while Company B also has a mode of 34.

Therefore, the statement "The cars from Company B have a higher MODE of highway fuel efficiency than Company A" is false.

In conclusion, the statement "The cars from Company A have higher MEAN highway fuel efficiency than Company B" is true.
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