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Describing distributions

Problem

A grocer thought her eggs needed safer packaging.
She counted the number of intact eggs in 24 cartons from the cooler. The dot plot below shows her results:
Describe the distribution of intact eggs.
Shape: The distribution of intact eggs is
.
Center: The median of the intact eggs is
eggs.
Spread: The range of the intact eggs is
eggs.
Outliers: There are
potential outliers.
Stuck?
Stuck?