to earn extra spending money, tim does yard work for his neighbors. in the summer, he mows lawns. in the…

to earn extra spending money, tim does yard work for his neighbors. in the summer, he mows lawns. in the winter, he shovels snow. last year, he kept track of how much money he earned each month doing these jobs. these box plots show the results. money earned ($) mowing shoveling which job had more variation in earnings? mowing lawns shoveling snow
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Recall box - plot spread concept
The spread of a box - plot can be measured by the inter - quartile range (IQR) or the range. A larger spread indicates more variation.
Step2: Observe box - plot lengths
The box - plot for shoveling snow has a longer length (from the minimum to the maximum value) compared to the box - plot for mowing lawns. The length of the box and the whiskers for shoveling snow covers a greater range of values on the money - earned axis.
Answer:
shoveling snow