Adult female Dalmatians weigh an average of 50 pounds with a standard deviation of 3.3 Pounds.Adult female Boxers weigh an average of 57.5 pounds with a standard deviation of 1.7 pounds.One statistics teacher owns an underweight Dalmatian and an underweight oxer.The Dalmatian weighs 45 pounds, and the Boxer weighs 52 pounds.Which dog is More underweight?
A)The Boxer because it is 9.6% underweight.
B)The Dalmatian because it is 9.6% underweight.
C)The Boxer because it is 5.5 pounds underweight.
D)The Dalmatian because it is 5 pounds underweight.
E)The Boxer because it is 3.24 standard deviations underweight.

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The Boxer is more underweight when considering standard deviations. The Dalmatian is (50 - 45) / 3.3 = 1.52 standard deviations under the mean, while the Boxer is (57.5 - 52) / 1.7 = 3.24 standard deviations under the mean.

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