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Stem and Leaf 712498
Stem and Leaf 712498
Stem and Leaf 712498
The ages of students’ siblings (brothers and sisters) for a class are represented in this stem-and-leaf plot.
Stem Leaf
0 1 5 7 9
1 0 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 9
2 2 3 6
5 One student has twin sisters. How old were they? (Give all possible answers.)
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7 The students surveyed were all 14 years old. The number of younger siblings was _______.
8 If the siblings were all arranged in order of age, how old would the middle person be? _______
9 One student realised that they made a mistake. Their older brother turned 20 last week and she had
forgotten about his birthday. Make changes to the stem-and-leaf plot to correct for the error.
Stem Leaf
0
1
2
10 Explain why you cannot tell from this data how many students were in the class.
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