The stem and leaf plot blow shows the total number of points different gymnasts earned in a gymnastics competition. how many gymnasts scored less than 50 points?

Since you didn't provide the stem and leaf plot, I can only help you with the steps. Then, you can select the correct answer.

In a stem and leaf plot, the left side are call the stems and the right side contains the leaves. The stems probably represent the ten's columns. The right side probably represents the one's columns. So you want to count all the leaves that are below the 50's row.