The following table shows the five-number summary for the number of years of experience for each teacher at Carlson High School.
\begin{tabular}{ccccc}
$\operatorname{Min}$ & $Q_{1}$ & Median & $Q_{3}$ & $\operatorname{Max}$ \\
\hline 2 & 5 & 8 & 11 & 16
\end{tabular}
About $25 \%$ of Carlson High School teachers have fewer than how many years of experience?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 2
(B) 5
(c) 8
(D) 11
(E) 16

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About 25% of Carlson High School teachers have fewer than $\boxed{5}$ years of experience.

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Step 1 ：Find the first quartile (Q1) from the given table: $Q_{1} = 5$

Step 2 ：About 25% of Carlson High School teachers have fewer than $\boxed{5}$ years of experience.