Question: Adult cat
Food eaten (ounces)
Complete the table. Write your answers as whole numbers or decimals rounded to the nearest tenth.
Median Interquartile range
Kitten 3 1.5
Adult cat
Graph: A dot plot of adult cat food eaten (ounces) is shown in the upper-left/center area, with blue dots stacked above values from about 3 to 6 on the horizontal axis; position_hint=top-left
1. **State the problem:** We need to find the median and interquartile range (IQR) for the adult cat food eaten (in ounces) based on the dot plot.
2. **Recall definitions:**
- The **median** is the middle value when data is ordered.
- The **interquartile range (IQR)** is the difference between the third quartile ($Q_3$) and the first quartile ($Q_1$), i.e., $$\text{IQR} = Q_3 - Q_1$$
3. **Analyze the dot plot:**
- The dots range approximately from $3$ to $6$ ounces.
- Count the number of dots to find the data size.
- Order the data points from smallest to largest.
4. **Find the median:**
- The median is the middle value of the ordered data.
- If the number of data points is odd, median is the middle point.
- If even, median is the average of the two middle points.
5. **Find $Q_1$ and $Q_3$:**
- $Q_1$ is the median of the lower half of the data.
- $Q_3$ is the median of the upper half of the data.
6. **Calculate IQR:**
- Subtract $Q_1$ from $Q_3$.
7. **Round answers:**
- Round median and IQR to the nearest tenth.
**Note:** Without exact data points from the dot plot, we cannot compute exact values here. Please provide the data points or counts for precise calculation.