Answers − Stem-and-leaf Diagrams
| 1. | Following are the results of a maths test for a group of students |
| 45 36 44 21 46 28 37 44 41 30 45 38 24 21 38 23 |
| Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram, include the key |
| (a) Order the numbers | ||
| 21 21 23 24 28 30 36 37 | ||
| 38 38 41 44 44 45 45 46 | ||
| (b) Create the stem-and-leaf diagram | ||
| 2 | 1 1 3 4 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 6 7 8 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 4 4 5 5 6 | ||
| Key: 2 | 1 represents 21 | ||
| 2. | Following are the results of an English test for a group of students |
| 52 37 40 47 53 41 44 50 60 47 36 35 59 60 32 46 |
| Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram, include the key |
| (a) Order the numbers | |
| 32 35 36 37 40 41 44 46 | |
| 47 47 50 52 53 59 60 60 | |
| (b) Create the stem-and-leaf diagram | |
| 3 | 2 5 6 7 | |
| 4 | 0 1 4 6 7 7 | |
| 5 | 0 2 3 9 | |
| 6 | 0 0 | |
| Key: 3 | 2 represents 32 | |
| 3. | Following are the results of a science test for a group of students |
| 20 26 49 17 45 23 34 24 12 22 44 32 35 48 |
| Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram, include the key |
| (a) Order the numbers | |
| 12 17 20 22 23 24 26 | |
| 32 34 35 44 45 48 49 | |
| (b) Create the stem-and-leaf diagram | |
| 1 | 2 7 | |
| 2 | 0 2 3 4 6 | |
| 3 | 2 4 5 | |
| 4 | 4 5 8 9 | |
| Key: 1 | 2 represents 12 | |
| 4. | Following are the results of a French test for a group of students |
| 41 26 27 31 21 52 40 38 43 47 28 50 22 59 |
| Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram, include the key |
| (a) Order the numbers | |
| 21 22 26 27 28 31 38 | |
| 40 41 43 47 50 52 59 | |
| (b) Create the stem-and-leaf diagram | |
| 2 | 1 2 6 7 8 | |
| 3 | 1 8 | |
| 4 | 0 1 3 7 | |
| 5 | 0 2 9 | |
| Key: 2 | 1 represents 21 | |

