Algebra 1 : How to find mean

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Example Question #111 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean given the following dataset:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the mean, or the average, we will need to sum all the numbers in the set and divide the quantity by the number of numbers in the set.

Add the numerator.

This fraction cannot be simplified any futher.

The average is:  

Example Question #111 : How To Find Mean

A group of 7th graders took a Mathematics exam.  The exam was worth a total of  points.  These are the scores:

 

 

Find the mean score rounded to the nearest whole percent.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the mean (or average), use the following formula:

 

 

So, by substituting, we get

 

The mean rounded to the nearest whole percent is .

Example Question #112 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the mean, we add all the numbers and divide by the how many numbers are in the set.

Example Question #113 : Statistics And Probability

If Joe scored an average of  on  English exams, what's the minimum score he can get on his fifth exam in order to increase his average to an ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

So for  exams, he wants an average of . That means, the total number of points of his exams has to be  or . As of now, his average is an  for the first four exams meaning his total points is  or . This would mean the score he has to get to get the average he wants is  or .

Example Question #112 : How To Find Mean

A class has a sum of test scores of . There are  people in the class. What is the class average?

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Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Average is another way of describing mean. The mean represents the "central" value of a set of numbers. This is achieved by summing the numbers of a set and dividing it by the number of numbers in the set. 

In this problem, the sum of all the scores is already provided. Because there are  students, we can assume that  is the sum of  scores. Therefore, all we need to do is divide the sum by the number of scores.

Example Question #112 : How To Find Mean

If Sally, Max, Alice, Alex, and Damien have scores of  and , respectively, on the last homework assignment, what is their average?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Average is another way of describing mean. The mean represents the "central" value of a set of numbers. This is achieved by summing the numbers of a set and dividing it by the number of numbers in the set. 

In this problem, we are given five scores. In order to begin this problem, we must take the sum of these scores.

Now in order to find the mean, we must divide this number by the number of scores.

 

Example Question #112 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean of the following numbers:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mean, or average, of a set of numbers is found by using the following formula.

We get

Example Question #113 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean of the following data set.(Round to the nearest whole number)

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the mean of the following data set.(Round to the nearest whole number)

To find the mean, add up all the terms and then divide by the total number of terms.

In this case, we have 9 terms, so we get...

So our answer is 33.

Example Question #114 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean of the following values:

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mean is the average of the 5 numbers, so:

Example Question #115 : How To Find Mean

Find the mean of the following set of numbers:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, you must sum up the numbers and divide by the quantity. Thus,

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