The stem and leaf plot shows the H's of group of friends find the median age this stem and leaf plot represents the ages of a group of friends the stem represents the tens place in the leaves represents the ones place

Question

Stem. Leaf
2. 8
3. 124
4. 279
5. 4
Key: 2/8 = 28 years
_____years

Answer 1

To find the median age from the stem and leaf plot, we first need to extract the ages represented by the stems and leaves.

From the stem and leaf plot:

• Stem "2" has a leaf "8" → 28 years
• Stem "3" has leaves "1", "2", and "4" → 31, 32, and 34 years
• Stem "4" has leaves "2", "7" → 42, 47 years
• Stem "5" has a leaf "4" → 54 years

Now, let's list all the ages in order:

• 28
• 31
• 32
• 34
• 42
• 47
• 54

Next, we count the number of ages:

There are 7 ages in total.

To find the median, we need to find the middle number in this ordered list. Since there are 7 values (an odd number), the median is the 4th value in the ordered list.

Ordering the ages:

1. 28
2. 31
3. 32
4. 34 (Median)
5. 42
6. 47
7. 54

Thus, the median age is 34 years.