Based on the tons handled in a year, the ports listed below are the 25 busiest ports in the united states (the 2013 world almanac). click on the webfile logo to reference the data.

a. what is the largest number of tons handled (to 1 decimal) ? million what is the smallest number of tons handled (to 1 decimal) ? million

b. using a class width of 25, develop a frequency distribution of the data. if your answer is zero, enter "0

Part A:

From table listing the 25 busiest ports in the United States based on the number of tons of handled in a year, it can be seen that with 236.3 million tons, South Louisiana handled the largest number of tons.

Therefore, the largest number of tons handled is 236.3 million tons.

Similarly, with 30.2 million tons, Port Author handled the smallest number of tons.

Therefore, the smallest number of tons handled is 30.2 million tons.

Part B:

The required frequency distribution of the data is as follows:

Tons Handled (millions) Frequency

25 - 49.9 11

50 - 99.9 11

100 - 149.9 1

150 - 199.9 0

200 - 249.9 2