The stem-and-leaf plot shows the ages of a group of friends. Find the median age. Stem Leaf 2 8 3 1 2 4 4 2 7 9 5 4 Key: 2|8=28 years
To find the median age, we need to first arrange the ages in ascending order. The ages represented by the stem-and-leaf plot are: 28, 31, 32, 34, 34, 42, 47, 49.
Since there are 8 ages, the median will be the 4th value or the average of the 4th and 5th values.
The 4th value is 34 and the 5th value is 34 as well.
So, the median age is (34 + 34) / 2 = 34 years.