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A baker is weighing the dough that will be used to make pastries. The line plot shows the weight of the dough for each pastry. How many pastries will be made from at least 3/8 pound of dough?

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Answer:Total number of pastries that will be made from at least 3/8 pound of dough is 8.Step-by-step explanation:It is given that the line plot shows the weight of the dough for each pastry. From the given box plot it is clear that,Number of pastries with weight 1/4 pound = 4Number of pastries with weight 3/8 pound = 3Number of pastries with weight 1/2 pound = 5We know that[tex]\frac{1}{4}<\frac{3}{8}<\frac{1}{2}[/tex]We need to find the number of pastries that will be made from at least 3/8 pound of dough. It means the number of pastries whose weight is 3/8 or more than that.N = Number of pastries with weight 3/8 pound + Number of pastries with weight 1/2 pound N = 3 + 5N = 8Therefore, total number of pastries that will be made from at least 3/8 pound of dough is 8.