Question

65, 74, 54, 63, 45, 44, 65, 68, 87, 56, 67, 62, 49, 52, 68,71, 57, 64, 67,40

The digit in the __________ place is the best stem value for the set of data shown
above.
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Answer 1

Answer: tens

The digit in the tens place is the best place for the stem value of the data shown above.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Common convention with 2 digit numbers is to have the tens place as the stem, and the units digit as the leaf.

For example, the number 65 has a stem of 6 and leaf of 5.

Another example: The number 71 has 7 as the stem and 1 as the leaf.

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This is what the full stem-and-leaf plot looks like:

`\begin{array}l \text{stem} & \text{leaf}\\\cline{1-2}4& 0\ 4\ 5\ 9\ \ \ \ \ \\ 5& 2\ 4\ 6\ 7\ \ \ \ \ \\ 6& 2\ 3\ 4\ 5\ 5\ 7\ 7\ 8\ 8 \\ 7& 1\ 4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ 8& 7\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \end{array}`

`\boxed{\text{Key: } 4|0 \ \text{means } 40}`