A school conducted a survey to analyze the amount of time students spend on extracurricular activities each week. The response from a sample of 100 students is summarized below: 30% of students reported spending less than 5 hours per week. 50% of students reported spending between 5 to 10 hours per week. 20% of students reported spending more than 10 hours per week. Based on this data, compare the mean time students spend on extracurricular activities to the median time spent.

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ISEE Middle Level

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Quantitative Reasoning

Comparing Mean and Median of Extracurricular Hours

Hard Quantitative Comparisons Data Analysis

A school conducted a survey to analyze the amount of time students spend on extracurricular activities each week. The response from a sample of 100 students is summarized below:

30% of students reported spending less than 5 hours per week.
50% of students reported spending between 5 to 10 hours per week.
20% of students reported spending more than 10 hours per week.

Based on this data, compare the mean time students spend on extracurricular activities to the median time spent.

The mean time is less than the median time.

The mean time is equal to the median time.

The mean time is greater than the median time.

There is not enough information to compare the mean and median.

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