1.   In a stem-and-leaf plot, ______.
    A. 0 can never be a leaf
    B. 0 can never be a stem
    C. the stems are on the right side and the leaves are on the left side
    D. a key is used to describe what the numbers in the plot represent.
    Hint

  2.   Determine the stems for the data set
74, 35, 56, 57, 69, 71, 70, 77, 32, 50.
    A. 3, 4, 5, 7 B. 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
    C. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 D. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Hint

  3.   Determine the stems for the data 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 88, 89, 92.
    A. 0 B. 8
    C. impossible D. 8, 9
    Hint

  4.   In the stem-and-leaf plot below, in which interval do most of the distances fall?
   
    A. 130-139 B. 110-119
    C. 140-149 D. 120-129
    Hint

  5.   Refer to the stem-and-leaf plot below. Choose the statement that is false.
   
    A. There are 17 numbers in the stem-and-leaf plot. B. The greatest number in the data is 72.
    C. The least number in the data is 39. D. There are no numbers in the interval 50-59.
    Hint



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