A survey recently went out to 15 university presidents across a certain country.

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A survey recently went out to 15 university presidents across a certain country. The data represents the ages of the different presidents. Use a stem-and-leaf plot that has two rows for each stem to represent their ages. 53, 60, 57, 50, 55, 55, 61, 68, 56, 61, 54, 64, 59, 50, 72 Determine the leaves in the stem-and-leaf plot shown at the right. (Use ascending order.) Stems Leaves Which of the following best summarizes what the stem-and-leaf plot tells you about the data? A. The plot shows that the age of the university presidents cluster around age 60 B. The plot shows that there is an equal amount of university presidents under the age of 60 as there is above the age of 60. C. The plot shows that most university presidents have ages that range from 50 to 65 years old. 0 D. The plot shows that most university presidents have ages that range from 65 to 75 years old

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Stem Leaf

5 0 0 3 4
5 5 5 6 7 9
6 0 1 1 4
6 8
7 2

C. Plot shows most university presidents have ages that range from 50 to 65 years old.

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