The following box-and-whisker plots represent the fuel economy rates (combined city and highway) for the entire fleet of two major car manufacturers.
Car Manufacturer B
Car Manufacturer A
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10
40
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15 20 25 30 35
Combined Fule Economy (in miles per gallon)
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Which of the following statements is not true?
Car Manufacturer A's fleet has a larger range of fuel economy rates than Car Manufacturer B's fleet
The range of the middle half of the rates for both manufacturers is about the same
The median fuel economy rate of Car Manufacturer A is about 7 miles per gallon higher than the median fuel economy rate of Car
Manufacturer B
One of the vehicles in Car Manufacturer B's fleet has the lowest fuel economy rate of either manufacturer

Either C or D (explanation below)

Explanation:

Let's go through the answer choices to see which are true or which are false. The goal is to find which is false.

A) True. Notice the entire boxplot for fleet A is wider with its whiskers spanning out further compared to fleet B. Therefore, the range for set A is larger than the range of set B.B) True. This is an estimation and it appears the two boxes are the same width, so both seem to have the same IQR. Unfortunately, without the actual values of Q1 and Q3, it's impossible to confirm this 100%. C) False. The middle line in the box plot is the visual marker of the median. We see that the median of set A is less than the median of set B. So we found the answer and we could stop here. D) False. The min of car B's fleet is either at 15 or a little bit above it. Meanwhile, car A's minimum is well below 15 mpg. So saying that car B has the lowest fuel economy, for any car picked, compared to car A's fleet is incorrect.

Unfortunately, we found C and D to be false. So it's not clear if there's a typo or if your teacher meant to say something else.