Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305104174
Author: David B. Johnson, Thomas A. Mowry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 6E
The weight, in pounds, of thirty-five packages of ground beef
at the Cut Above Market were as follows:
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a. Organize the given data by creating a frequency distribution. (Group the data into six intervals.)
b. Construct a histogram to represent the data.
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