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An illustration shows four rows of data. A vertical line is drawn after the first digit from the left, thereby splitting the rows into a two-column table. The data are as follows: The first row shows digit 5 in the first column and digits 3 5 5 in the second column. The second row shows digit 4 in the first column and digits 0 0 0 1 4 6 in the second column. The third row shows digit 3 in the first column and digits 7 7 8 8 9 in the second column. The fourth row shows digit 2 in the first column and digits 1 3 4 5 in the second column.

Which number appears most frequently in the dataset shown in this stem-and-leaf plot?

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88
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40

1 answer

The number that appears most frequently in the dataset is 5, as it appears three times in the second column.