This task is about reading information from a stem-and-leaf graph.
At Defoe College, the Year 9 students challenged the Year 10 students to a ball throwing contest.
Each student threw a tennis ball and this distance was measured and recorded to the nearest metre.
Their results are plotted on the back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph below.
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DISTANCE TENNIS BALL THROWN |
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Year 9 |
Distance |
Year 10 |
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What was the distance of the: |
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longest throw? ______ metres
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shortest throw? ______ metres
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What was the median distance thrown by: |
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Year 9 students? ______ metres |
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Year 10 students? ______ metres
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i)
ii) |
Tamiti said that Year 10 students threw the ball the furthest.
Is he correct? YES / NO (circle one)
Explain your answer.
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