The smelter produces 384 tons of cast iron a day. How much coke is burned per day during smelting if 15 tons of coke is consumed per 16 tons of cast iron?

360 tons

Step-by-step explanation:

Coke burned : cast iron = 15 : 16

The smelter produces 384 tons of cast iron a day

Let x = tons of coke burned

Coke burned : cast iron = x : 384

Equate both ratios

15 : 16 = x : 384

15/16 = x/384

Cross product

15 * 384 = 16 * x

5,760 = 16x

x = 5,760/16

x = 360

x = tons of coke burned = 360 tons

dalila is incorrect. the whisker on the left is very long, going all the way out to 5. the whisker goes from 5 to 30, so it has a spread of 25. the rest of the box plot values are closer together, so 5 is an outlier