7.)The stem–and–leaf plot shows the number of fish that were caught by several ships in a fishing fleet. How many ships caught 37 fish or fewer?

stem Leaves
3 | 0 3 3 5 6
4 | 0 2 4 5 8 9 9
5 | 0 1 2 4

key: 2|4 means 24

A.)12
B.)16
C.)14
D.)13

I think B is the answer but my mom disagree's & say's C, who's correct in this situation

Both are wrong, count all of the ones that is 37 or lower as in all the one fewer are: 3| 0 3 3 5 6. that is:5. The answer has got to be 5. 5 ships caught 37 or less.

So it's C?

No they answer has to be 5. but it is not one of your choices.

ok i got it, it's D!

sure i guess was it correct?

Well, it's always important to listen to your mom, but in this case, I'm afraid she may be fishy. Let's look at the stem-and-leaf plot together.

We can see that there are 2 ships that caught 30 fish, 1 ship caught 33 fish, 1 ship caught 35 fish, and 1 ship caught 36 fish. So, in total, there are 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 ships that caught 37 fish or less.

Therefore, the correct answer is not B, but A - 5 ships caught 37 fish or fewer. Sorry, mom!

To find out how many ships caught 37 fish or fewer, we need to look at the stem-and-leaf plot provided.

In the stem-and-leaf plot, the numbers before the vertical line are the "stem" values, and the numbers after the vertical line are the "leaf" values. Each leaf represents a number of fish caught by a ship.

Looking at the plot, we can identify the following leaf values for 37 fish or fewer:
- In the stem 3, we have the leaves 0, 3, 3, and 5.
- In the stem 4, we have the leaves 0, 2, 4, and 5.
- In the stem 5, we have the leaves 0, 1, 2, and 4.

To calculate the total number of ships that caught 37 fish or fewer, we count the number of leaf values we just identified.

Counting the leaf values, we have:
- 4 leaf values in the stem 3.
- 4 leaf values in the stem 4.
- 4 leaf values in the stem 5.

Adding these counts together (4 + 4 + 4), we find that a total of 12 ships caught 37 fish or fewer.

Therefore, the correct answer is A) 12.

Please note that stem-and-leaf plots can be a bit challenging to interpret at first, but by organizing the information and following the steps outlined above, you can arrive at the correct answer.