Question

If the data below were represented with a stem-and-leaf plot, a stem of 2 would have how many leaves?

Data: 17, 22, 53, 74, 42, 62, 93, 12, 67, 29, 50
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2

Answer 1

For the given data, the stem of 2 in a stem-and-leaf plot would have two leaves, corresponding to the numbers 22 and 29 from the dataset.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if the stem of 2 would have how many leaves in a stem-and-leaf plot for the data provided (17, 22, 53, 74, 42, 62, 93, 12, 67, 29, 50), we need to extract all the numbers that have 2 as their tens digit. The leaves in a stem-and-leaf plot represent the last significant digit of each number, while the stem represents the leading digits.

The numbers from the data set with 2 as the tens digit (the stem) are: 22 and 29. Therefore, there are two leaves for the stem of 2. The leaves would be 2 and 9. Since only these two values have 2 as the tens digit, the correct answer is (D) 2 leaves.