Question

ruth, a candy store employee, placed peppermint candies into jars of various sizes.
peppermint candies per jar
stem | leaf
3 | 4 4 5 9
4 | 1 1 3 3 6 7
5 | 8
what is the median of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: List all data values

From the stem-and-leaf plot, the full data set is: 34, 34, 35, 39, 41, 41, 43, 43, 46, 47, 58

Step2: Count total data points

There are $n=11$ values (odd count).

Step3: Find median position

For odd $n$, median is at position $\frac{n+1}{2} = \frac{11+1}{2}=6$.

Step4: Identify 6th ordered value

The 6th value in the sorted list is 41.

Answer:

41