Mr. Harding recorded the time it took students in two of his classes to complete yesterday's chapter test. The box plots below show the distribution of the data. Based on the box plots, which of the following statements is true?

A.
The data from period 5 has an interquartile range of 12, which is greater than the interquartile range of the data from period 2, indicating that the students from period 2 had more variability in the amount of time needed to complete the test.
B.
The data from period 5 has an interquartile range of 8, which is greater than the interquartile range of the data from period 2, indicating that the students from period 2 had more variability in the amount of time needed to complete the test.
C.
The data from period 5 has an interquartile range of 12, which is greater than the interquartile range of the data from period 2, indicating that the students from period 5 had more variability in the amount of time needed to complete the test.
D.
The data from period 5 has an interquartile range of 8, which is greater than the interquartile range of the data from period 2, indicating that the students from period 5 had more variability in the amount of time needed to complete the test.