The stem-and-leaf plot displays the distances that a heavy ball was thrown in feet.


2 0, 2, 5
3 1, 3, 4
4 1, 1, 5
5 0, 6
6 7
Key: 3|1 means 3.1


What is the mean, and what does it tell you in terms of the problem?
3.1 feet; The value means the furthest the ball went.
3.875 feet; The value means that a typical throw of the ball results in 3.875 feet.
4.1 feet; The value means this measurement had the most occurrences.
4.65 feet; The value means that a typical throw of the ball results in 4.65 feet.