The stem-and-leaf plot shows the number of cans of food collected by various students for a food drive. How many students collected more than 43 cans?

Question

Stem

Leaves

3

0 1 1 1 4 4 4

4

0 1 3 4 4 5

5

0 3 3 6 8

Key: 3 | 5 means 35

A. 8
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9

Answer 1

C. 7 students collected more than 43 cans. We can see from the stem and leaf plot that the values in the 4 and 5 stems (representing numbers in the 40s and 50s) are all greater than 43. Counting the number of leaves in those stems, we get a total of 7 students who collected more than 43 cans.