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How long did real cowboys live? One answer may be found in the book The Last Cowboys by Connie Brooks (University of New Mexico Press) . This delightful book presents a thoughtful sociological study of cowboys in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico around the year 1890. Assume that a sample of 32 cowboys gave the following years of longevity: Make a stem-and-leaf display for these data.
5852678672669988859191926868878673617075727385849157777684935849\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l } 58 & 52 & 67 & 86 & 72 & 66 & 99 & 88 & 85 & 91 & 91 \\92 & 68 & 68 & 87 & 86 & 73 & 61 & 70 & 75 & 72 & 73 \\85 & 84 & 91 & 57 & 77 & 76 & 84 & 93 & 58 & 49 &\end{array}


A) 49=49 years 495887268876177653322088766554499832111\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 4 & 9 = 49 & \text { years } & & \\4 & 9 & & & & & & \\5 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 2 & & & & \\6 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 6 & 1 & & & \\7 & 7 & 6 & 5 & 3 & 3 & 2 & 2 & 0 \\8 & 8 & 7 & 6 & 6 & 5 & 5 & 4 & 4 \\9 & 9 & 8 & 3 & 2 & 1 & 1 & 1 &\end{array}
B) 49=49 years 49527886167870223357883455667891112389\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 4 & 9 &= & 49 & \text { years } & & & \\4 & 9 & & & & & & & \\5 & 2 & 7 & 8 & 8 & & & & & \\6 & 1 & 6 & 7 & 8 & & & & & \\7 & 0 & 2 & 2 & 3 & 3 & 5 & 7 & 8 \\8 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 5 & 6 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\9 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 8 & 9 &\end{array}
C) 49=49 years 49588726876178654322088766554399832111\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 4 & 9 & = & 49 & \text { years } \\4 & 9 & & & & & & \\5 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 2 & & & & \\6 & 8 & 7 & 6 & 1 & & & & \\7 & 8 & 6 & 5 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 2 & 0 \\8 & 8 & 7 & 6 & 6 & 5 & 5 & 4 & 3 \\9 & 9 & 8 & 3 & 2 & 1 & 1 & 1 &\end{array}
D) 49=49 years 49527886167887022335678445566789111239\begin{array} { l } 4&9 = 49 \text { years } \\4&9\\5&2&7&8&8\\6&1&6&7&8&8\\7&0&2&2&3&3&5&6&7\\8&4&4&5&5&6&6&7&8\\9&1&1&1&2&3&9\\\end{array}
E)  none of these choices \text { none of these choices }

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