The following stem-and-leaf plot represents the distribution of weights for a group of people. Stem
Leaves
11
2
4 5 5
6
12
1
3 3
4 5
13
4
6
6
7
14
24
4
7 7
15
0
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6
6 7
99
16
6
6
7
8
17
2 4
6
6
9
18
5 7
19
0 1
5 9
Step 2 of 3: How many people weigh in the range from 140 to 180 inclusive?

With a continuous thought process.

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.