Question

This back to back plot compares the numbers of home runs for baseball teams in the American League versus the National League at midseason, 1999.

Home Runs

American National
7 I 5 I
I 6 I
9 I 7 I 17
7554 I 8 I 5678
2 I 9 I 01259
3321 I 10 I 13
83 I 11 I 126
I 12 I
I 13 I
9 I 14 I

How many fewer home runs did the team with the fewest home runs in the American League have than the team with the fewest home runs in the National League?

Answer 1

what is the smallest number of home runs in the american league?

Answer 2

2 i think but I'm not really sure because of all the numbers in the middle

Answer 3

what is the smallest stem

Answer 4

I 6 I ?

Answer 5

you can go lower actually

Answer 6

and yes, the numbers in the middle are the stems

Answer 7

oh ok so it would be 5

Answer 8

yes, then you look over the american league side (aka left side) and there's a 7 there

so

stem = 5
leaf = 7

the number is 57 and that's the smallest number on the left side

Answer 9

what is the smallest for the right side?

Answer 10

oh ok, so then what do i do?

Answer 11

71?

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

now you subtract the two to get your answer

Answer 14

ok so 14

Answer 15

yes

Answer 16

ok thanks!(: also theres a part 2 to the question that i wasn't able to post at the same time so if you could look at that too it would be awesome! It says: How many more home runs did the highest hitter of home runs American league team have than the highest hitter of home runs in the National league team?

Answer 17

you do the same thing more or less but now with the largest numbers from both sides

Answer 18

ok so i start with the stem then? and look for the stem with the biggest numbers?

Answer 19

yes for each side

Answer 20

ok so 116 and 149?

Answer 21

yes

Answer 22

149 on the left
116 on the right

Answer 23

then you subtract

Answer 24

ok so then 149-116= 33

Answer 25

yes

Answer 26

thanks!!

Answer 27

np