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

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?

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

Correct answer A. 8
Incorrect answer B. 5
Incorrect answer C. 7
Incorrect answer D. 9

Answer 1

The stem-and-leaf plot shows that there are 8 students who collected more than 43 cans (the numbers in the 4|, 5|, and 6| rows). Therefore, the correct answer is A. 8.