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Q. 17

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Pre-algebra

Found in: Page 615

Book edition Common Core Edition

Author(s) Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff

Pages 183 pages

ISBN 9780547587776

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Short Answer

A stem-and-leaf plot has a stem of 4 and a leaf of 6 but the plot has no key. Give two possible values that the stem and leaf could represent. Explain your thinking.

The two possible values are $46 and 4.6$ .

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Step 1. Given Information.

The stem-and-leaf values provided in the question are,

$\begin{matrix} stem = 4 \\ leaf = 6 \end{matrix}$

Step 2. Explanation.

There is no key so there are two possibilities for a value, without a decimal point and with decimal point.

$\begin{matrix} stem = 4 \\ leaf = 6 \\ Possible values = 46 and 4.6 \end{matrix}$

Step 3. Conclusion.

The two possible values are $46 and 4.6$ .

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