The following dot plots describe the test scores on Mr. Santos’s final exam. The second-period class is represented on a number line where the numbers fifty-five to ninety-five are plotted at intervals of five. There is one bullet each plotted above fifty-five, seventy, and ninety-five. Six bullets each are plotted above seventy-five and eighty. Two bullets are plotted above eighty-five and three bullets are plotted above ninety.

The sixth-period class is represented on a number line where the numbers fifty-five to ninety-five are plotted at intervals of five. There is one bullet plotted above sixty-five and two bullets above ninety-five. Three bullets each are plotted above seventy-five and ninety, five bullets above eighty, and six bullets are plotted above eighty-five.

Form a valid inference based on the means of the data sets. Use the drop-down menu to show your answer.

On average, students in the sixth-period class scored
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as compared to students in the second-period class.