A machine is supposed to fill juice bottles with 16 fluid ounces of juice. The manufacturer picks a sample of bottles which have been filled by the machine and determines the volume of juice in each bottle. The results are shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram below. The leaf unit is 0.1. $$\begin{array} { l | l }
15 & 1 \
15 & 3 \
15 & 45 \
15 & 667777 \
15 & 888899999 \
16 & 00000011111 \
16 & 222223333 \
16 & 445 \
16 & 66 \
16 & 8
\end{array}$$
What is the smallest volume of juice (in fluid ounces)measured for the bottles sampled?
A)15 fluid ounces
B)151 fluid ounces
C)15.1 fluid ounces
D)16 fluid ounces

Question

A machine is supposed to fill juice bottles with 16 fluid ounces of juice. The manufacturer picks a sample of bottles which have been filled by the machine and determines the volume of juice in each bottle. The results are shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram below. The leaf unit is 0.1. $$\begin{array} { l | l } 
15 & 1 \
15 & 3 \
15 & 45 \
15 & 667777 \
15 & 888899999 \
16 & 00000011111 \
16 & 222223333 \
16 & 445 \
16 & 66 \
16 & 8
\end{array}$$
What is the smallest volume of juice (in fluid ounces)measured for the bottles sampled?
A)15 fluid ounces
B)151 fluid ounces
C)15.1 fluid ounces
D)16 fluid ounces

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The smallest volume of juice measured, according to the stem-and-leaf diagram, is 15.1 fluid ounces. The stem represents the whole number part (15), and the smallest leaf (1) represents the decimal part (0.1), making the smallest volume 15.1 fluid ounces.

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