An auction company sold 15 handheld computers last month. The final prices (in d

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An auction company sold 15 handheld computers last month. The final prices (in dollars) at which the items sold are as follows. 222, 230, 238 208, 249, 216, 218, 20, 240, 250, 221, 249, 227, 221, 249 a Construct a stem-and-leaf plot. b. Summarize what this plot tells you about the data. a Determine the leaves in the stem-and-leaf plot shown at the right. (Use ascending order) b. Which of the following best summarizes what the stem-and-leaf plot tells you about the data? A The plot does not show all the data it only shows the prices that fall between $200 and $260 inclusive. B. The plot does not show all the data it only shows the prices that fall between $200 and $250 inclusive. C. The plot gives an overview of all the data. It clearly shows that the prices fall between $200 and $260 inclusive. D. The plot gives an overview of all the data. It clearly shows that the prices fall between S208 $250 inclusive.

Explanation / Answer

a) The key for the given stem and leaf diagram is 20 | 8 = 208

Using this key, the leaves are determined as:

b) From the data we can clearly see that it clearly shows that the prices fall between $200 and $260 and it gives an overview of all the data. Therefore C is the correct answer here.

STEMS LEAVES 20 8 21 6 8 22 1 1 2 7 23 0 8 24 9 9 9 9 9 25 0

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