Question: The stem and leaf plot shows the number of burgers sold at a bakery over a fortnight. Find the range of the data.
A ) 23 B ) 49 C ) 29 D ) 27
Steps to derive
1 Range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the data set.
2 From the stem and leaf plot, the data set is 20, 20, 20, 23, 23, 27, 27, 33, 34, 35, 40, 45, 47, 49, and 49. [Attach each leaf to the corresponding stem.]
3 In the data set, the maximum data value is 49 and the minimum data value is 20.
