The stem-and-leaf plot represents the average monthly high temperatures in Tampa, Florida. What is the median of the temperatures? Round to the nearest tenth.

81.0
81.5
82.0
82.5

Question

The stem-and-leaf plot represents the average monthly high temperatures in Tampa, Florida. What is the median of the temperatures? Round to the nearest tenth.

      81.0
      81.5
      82.0
      82.5

anonymous · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

how many leafs you got?

anonymous · Answer

4

anonymous · Answer

can you see my attachment

amistre64 · Answer

yeah, you got 4 stems; how many leafs you got?

anonymous · Answer

4

amistre64 · Answer

.... its wasnt 4 the last time, it aint gonna be 4 this time; how many leafs you got?

anonymous · Answer

4 right ?

amistre64 · Answer

lol ... no,  stems are on the left; leafs are on the right; they even labeled them for you,

you got 4 stems; how many blue numbers under the label of "leaf" do you have?

amistre64 · Answer

you can see your attachment right?

anonymous · Answer

lol oh theres 4 numbers but do you count the 00 one? sorry if i sound like a idiot lol

amistre64 · Answer

the 00 means:  90 and 90

stem  leaf
  9   |  0 0

amistre64 · Answer

each digit under the leaf is a data point;  the stem is the tens spot 

you got your 

60s
70s
80s
90s

for stems

amistre64 · Answer

6 | 9
7 | 1267

means the numbers

69 71 72 76 77

amistre64 · Answer

if you know how many leafs there are; you know how many data points you got and can find the one in the middle then

anonymous · Answer

okay i get it

amistre64 · Answer

good, and 82.5 should be it if i remember this question from the last dozen times it was posted :)

your teacher put you up to this i assume

amistre64 · Answer

12 leafs / 2 = 6 ... 6 is a whole number which aint good for finding medians

you want the middle of the 6th and 7th numbers

81    84
     ^
   82.5

anonymous · Answer

thank you