IXL | Interpret stem-and-leaf plots to find the median, mode, or range

Dr. Stephenson, a pediatrician, weighed all the children who recently visited her office.

What is the median of the numbers?

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A high school basketball coach counted the number of points his team scored each game.

What is the mode of the numbers?

The mode is the number that appears most often.

Read the numbers from the stem-and-leaf plot. The stem is the first part of the number, and the leaf is the last digit.

First, arrange the numbers from least to greatest:

Now count how many times each number appears.

59 appears 4 times.
60 appears 2 times.
65 appears 6 times.
70 appears 2 times.

The number that appears most often is 65.

The mode is 65.

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