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Feb/Mar 2017 p62 q4
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The weights in kilograms of packets of cereal were noted correct to 4 significant figures. The following stem-and-leaf diagram shows the data.

The weights in kilograms of packets of cereal were noted correct to 4 significant figures.

7473(1)
7481 2 5 7 7 9(6)
7490 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 9(12)
7501 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9(15)
7510 0 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 7 9(13)
7520 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 4(11)
7532(1)

Key: 748 | 5 represents 0.7485 kg.

  1. On the grid, draw a box-and-whisker plot to represent the data.
  2. Name a distribution that might be a suitable model for the weights of this type of cereal packet. Justify your answer.
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