The stem-and-leaf plot shows the number of words in the classified ads in a newspaper one day. How many ads had at least 20, but fewer than 45, words?

1 0 3 3 5 7 9

2 0 0 1 4 5

3 3 8 8

4 7

5 2

key:1|0 = 10

A. 6

B. 3

C. 10

D. 8

D. 8

Step-by-step explanation:

We can see the numbers from 20 (inclusive) to 45 on the plot:

Correct answer choice is: D. 8

step-by-step explanation:

12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 7 hours.

4: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 3 hours.

this means that from 4: 00 p.m to 7: 00 p.m. this represents 3/7 of what was lost from 12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m.

after knowing this, after doing 11,600 - 6,800 = 4,800

4,800 represents 3/7 of what was lost for 7 hours.

we then divide 4,800 by 3 which gets 1,600.

because we know that 1,600 represents 1/7 of how much water was lost, we just have to multiply by 7, which gets 11,200.   after adding 11,200 to how much water was left at 7: 00 p.m. which was 6,800. 11,200 + 6,800 = 18,000

this means that the pool originally had 18,000 gallons in the pool.

you can also check your work by doing 18,000 - 4(1600), which becomes           1800 - 6400 which gets you 11,600.