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Example Question #11 : Statistics
John has math test scores of . What could be his final test score if he wants the average of his exams to be at least ?
To find the missing value, we add the terms up and divide them by to have the average of .
Cross-multiply.
Subtract both sides by
Since the question is asking for a test score that will generate AT LEAST average of , we look for an answer that is greater than which is .
Example Question #11 : Statistics
Sam has math test scores of . The teacher drops the lowest test score except the final and the highest test score is counted as two exams. If Sam took his final exam and felt he scored between inclusive, what is the lowest possible average of his exams?
We have four test scores of . We know the range of the final exam is so therefore the is counted twice. Since the final exam grade regardless if the lowest possible value can't be dropped, this means we drop the and include the lowest possible test score which is . So the mean is:
Example Question #11 : Statistics
There were exams graded. The average of the exams were . If the average of exams were , what was the average of the remaining exams?
With exams of average , the sum of the scores were .
We already know the first exams with average of . Therefore, the sum is .
The remaining number of exams is or .
The remaining sum is or .
We divide by to get .
Example Question #12 : Other Topics
What is the mean of the scores 95, 13, 67, 89, 13, 45, and 109?
To get the average or mean, add up all the scores and then divide by the number of scores.
There are seven scores so divide that number by 7
Example Question #12 : Statistics
Find the mean of the set of numbers containing: .
Step 1: We need to know how to find mean. To find mean, add up all the numbers in the set and divide by how many numbers are in the set.
Step 2: Let's find the sum:
.
Step 3: Count how many numbers are in the set.
..There are 9 numbers.
Step 4: Divide the sum by 9 to find the average.
.
The average of the set of numbers is
Example Question #13 : Other Topics
What is the mean of ?
Step 1: Find the sum of all the numbers.
Step 2: Divide the sum by how many numbers there are. There are 11 numbers.
The mean (average) of all numbers above is .
Example Question #14 : Other Topics
What is the mean of
Step 1: Find the sum of all the numbers:
Step 2: Divide the sum by how many numbers are given to get the mean..
There are numbers...
Example Question #21 : Other Topics
What is the mean of ?
Step 1: Find the sum of all numbers:
Step 2: Count how many numbers are in the question..
We have numbers.
Step 3: Divide sum by how many numbers
Example Question #22 : Other Topics
What is the mean of
Step 1: Find the sum of the numbers
Step 2: Find how many numbers
There are numbers..
Step 3: Divide the sum by how many numbers they are...This division gives us the mean..
Example Question #23 : Other Topics
What is the mean of:
Step 1: Find the sum of the numbers
Step 2: Find how many numbers are there
I counted numbers.
Step 3: Divide Sum by how many numbers
The mean is .
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