Question

Sasha’s daily tips this work week were $43, $32, $65, $88, $50, and $72. Is Sasha correct in thinking that the mean accurately represents how much money she makes in daily tips? Yes, Sasha is correct. The mean amount she makes is $58.33 in a day. Yes, Sasha is correct. The mean amount she makes is $65.33 in a day. No, Sasha is not correct. The median amount she makes is $53.00 in a day. No, Sasha is not correct. The median amount she makes is $60.00 in a day.

Answer 1

Sasha’s daily tips this week were $43, $32, $65, $88, $50, and $72. Is Sasha correct in thinking that the mean accurately represents how much money she makes in daily tips?

a. Yes, Sasha is correct. The mean amount she makes is $
`58.33` in a day.

b. Yes, Sasha is correct. The mean amount she makes is $65.33 in a day.

c. No, Sasha is incorrect. The median amount she makes is $53.00 in a day.

d. No, Sasha is incorrect. The median amount she makes is $60.00 in a day.

Answer:

a. Yes, Sasha is correct. The mean amount she makes is $58.33 in a day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gather all of Sasha's daily tips, we will add them all and divide them by the number of tips on the workweek. We will get:

`(43 + 32 + 65 + 88 + 50 + 72)/(6) = (350)/(6) = 58.3333333`

When rounding
`58.333..` we get an answer of
`58.33`