Question

Home Sales Prices (hundred thousands) (ten thousands) 0 667778999 1 02447778889999 2 0011234445667889 3 00011227 The stem-and-leaf plot above shows house sale prices over the last week in Tacoma. What was the most expensive house sold

Answer 1

The correct solution is "$370000".

Explanation:

According to the question, the data are following:

Set 1:

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  `6,6,7,7,7,8,9,9,9`

Set 2:

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  `10,12,14,14,17,17,17,18,18,18,19,19,19,19`

Set 3:

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  `20,20,21,21,22,23,24,24,24,25,26,26,27,28,28,29`

Set 4:

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  `30,30,30,31,31,32,32,37`

As we can see, the stem consists of hundreds thousands. So that the highest value will be "37".

Thus the most expensive house hold will be "$370000"