IXL | Interpret stem-and-leaf plots to find the median, mode, or range

While hanging Christmas lights for neighbors, Todd counted the number of broken lights on each string.

What is the mode of the numbers?

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Fernando kept track of the number of characters in each book he read.

What is the mode of the numbers?

The mode is the number that appears most often.

Read the numbers from the stem-and-leaf plot. The stem is the first part of the number, and the leaf is the last digit.

First, arrange the numbers from least to greatest:

Now count how many times each number appears.

35 appears 1 time.
40 appears 6 times.
42 appears 2 times.
44 appears 2 times.
51 appears 2 times.

The number that appears most often is 40.

The mode is 40.

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