The stem-and-leaf plot shows the number of minutes and seconds of one ride on each of the 17 top-rated roller coasters in the world. In the stem-and-leaf plot, 2 20 represents 2 minutes, 20 seconds, which is the same as 140 seconds. What is the median of this data set? Express your answer in seconds.
If you look at the plot, there are 17 values. The middle value would be the 9th one. The 9th value listed is 2 minutes and 43 seconds. That is 163 seconds.