The Web site www.kiplinger.compublished the "Best Values in Public Colleges," saying they were determined by rankings based on data from more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities. Using out-of-state rankings that considered the academic quality, total out-of-state costs, and average costs after financial aid, the 50 best-rated colleges were selected. The boxplot pictured displays the average debt per graduate for these colleges.

 

1. What percentage of the graduates will have a debt greater than $25,000?
   
   
   19%
   

   25%
   

   50%
   

   75%
   

   81%
   
   
   
   
2. 50% of the debts owed are smaller than what amount?
   
   
   $25,000
   

   $22,000
   

   $20,600
   

   $18,000
   
   
   
   
3. Within which interval of debts would you expect to find the largest number of graduates?
   
   
   all the intervals are equal
   

   25,000 - 29,000
   

   21,000 - 25,000
   

   17,000 - 21,000
   

   13,000 - 17,000