A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Books a la Carte Edition plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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Chapter 10.2B, Problem 15A
A list of presidents, with the number of children for each, follows:
| 1. Washington, 0 | 23. B. Harrison, 3 |
| 2. J. Adams, 5 | 24. McKinley, 2 |
| 3. Jefferson, 6 | 25. T. Roosevelt, 6 |
| 4. Madison, 0 | 26. Taft, 3 |
| 5. Monroe, 2 | 27. Wilson, 3 |
| 6. J.Q. Adams, 4 | 28. Harding, 0 |
| 7. Jackson, 0 | 29. Coolidge, 2 |
| 8. Van Buren, 4 | 30. Hoover, 2 |
| 9. W.H. Harrison, 10 | 31. F.D. Roosevelt, 6 |
| 10. Tyler, 15 | 32. Truman, 1 |
| 11. Polk, 0 | 33. Eisenhower, 2 |
| 12. Taylor, 6 | 34. Kennedy, 4 |
| 13. Fillmore, 2 | 35. L.B. Johnson, 2 |
| 14. Pierce, 3 | 36. Nixon, 2 |
| 15. Buchanan, 0 | 37. Ford, 4 |
| 16. Lincoln, 4 | 38. Carter, 4 |
| 17. A. Johnson, 5 | 39. Regan, 4 |
| 18. Grant, 4 | 40. G. Bush, 5 |
| 19. Hayes, 8 | 41. Clinton, 1 |
| 20. Garfield, 7 | 42. G.W. Bush, 2 |
| 21. Arthur, 3 | 43. Obama, 2 |
| 22. Cleveland, 5 |
a. Construct a dot plot for these data.
b. Make a frequency table for these data.
c. What is the most frequent number of children?
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