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Activity 3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots

Learn about stem-and-leaf plots. Stem Leaves
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A stem-and-leaf plot uses the digits of each 2 327
number to organize and display a set of data. 3 960
Each leaf on the plot indicates the right-hand Key: 2|3 means 23
digit in a place value, and each stem indicates the
remaining left-hand digits.
The key shows how to read the values on the plot.

The chart shows the number of minutes the students in Ryan’s class needed
to complete their drawings.
Show the data using a stem-and-leaf plot.

Minutes Needed to Complete the Drawing
38 36 64 32 29 35 48 26 47
45 21 38 35 47 43 22 29 30

Make a stem-and-leaf plot. Write the numbers from
smallest to largest. The tens
Minutes Needed to Complete the Drawing place digit becomes the stem,
and the ones place digit
Stem Leaves becomes the leaf.
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List the stems and leaves from
3 0255688 smallest to largest on the plot.

4 35778 Write the key and title of the
plot.
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64
Key: 4|3 means 43

Leaves show the digits in the ones place.

The data in the 3rd row show 43, 45, 47, 47, and 48.

Stems show the digits in the tens place.

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