Question

the diagram shows the heights of mr pearces plants. how many plants does mr pearce have?

Explanation:

Step1: Count data points

Count the number of values in the stem - and - leaf plot.
The first row has 1 value (0|8 means 8), the second row has 6 values (1|2, 1|4, 1|4, 1|4, 1|8, 1|9), the third row has 4 values (2|0, 2|4, 2|6, 2|8), the fourth row has 3 values (3|2, 3|4, 3|9), the fifth row has 4 values (4|1, 4|6, 4|6, 4|8) and the sixth row has 1 value (5|3).

Step2: Sum up values

1 + 6+4 + 3+4 + 1=19

Answer:

19