Question

Choose the correct stem and leaf representation of the given data set when units digit in the leaf are arranged in ascending order?

34	14	5
37	7	17
19	17	1

• A.

  Stem|	Leaf
  0 |	1, 5, 7
  1 |	4, 7, 7, 9
  3 |	4, 7

• B.

  Stem|	Leaf
  0 |	1, 5, 7
  1 |	4, 7, 7, 9
  2 |	4, 7

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Stem|	Leaf
0 |	1, 5, 7
1 |	4, 7, 7, 9
3 |	4, 7

The given data set contains ones, tens and thirties.

34	14	5
37	7	17
19	17	1

$\therefore$ Stem is $0,1$ and $3$.

The corresponding leaf values are:

$1,5$ and $7$ for $0$
$4,7,7$ and $9$ for $1$
$4$ and $7$ for $3$

The stem and leaf representation is as follows:

Stem|	Leaf
0 |	1, 5, 7
1 |	4, 7, 7, 9
3 |	4, 7