Week 11 CMT Problem - 8th Grade


French Fries


A class conducts a study of the number of French fries in an order. They count the number of French fries in 20 bags and find that the bags contain the following number of French fries:


30, 35, 35, 38, 31, 43, 32, 32, 29, 40, 40, 32, 32, 30, 35, 33, 33, 31, 38, 31


  1. Construct a stem and leaf plot representing the information from the study.

  2. What is the mean and what is the median number of French fries in these bags?

    Median: ___________       Mean: ___________

  3. About how many French fries would you expect to get in the 21st bag? Show or explain how you arrived at your prediction.