A box contains the numbers 9, 2, 2, 11, 1, 8, 8, 2, 6, 1, 7, 3.

Journalists try to use shorter or simpler words in their news stories whenever possible. The box below shows the number of letters in each word taken from one sentence in a news article. What are the mean and median number of letters per word? What is the outlier?

The mean number of letters per word =

The median number of letters per word =

The outlier =

The height of a birch tree, f(x), in inches, after x months is shown in the graph below. how much does the birch tree grow per month, and what will be the height of the birch tree after 10 months? a. the birch tree grows 1 inch per month. the height of the birch tree will be 16 inches after 10 months. b. the birch tree grows 2 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 26 inches after 10 months. c. the birch tree grows 3 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 36 inches after 10 months. d. the birch tree grows 2 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 24 inches after 10 months.