Question

A stem-and-leaf plot has a stem of 4 and a leaf of 6 but the plot has no key. Give two possible values that the stem and leaf could represent. Explain your thinking.

Short answer

The two possible values are$46\text{and}4.6$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information.

The stem-and-leaf values provided in the question are,

$\begin{array}{c}\text{stem}=4\\ \text{leaf}=6\end{array}$

Step 2. Explanation.

There is no key so there are two possibilities for a value, without a decimal point and with decimal point.

$\begin{array}{c}\text{stem}=4\\ \text{leaf}=6\\ \\ \text{Possiblevalues}=46\text{and4.6}\end{array}$

Step 3. Conclusion.

The two possible values are$46\text{and}4.6$.