Answer:
Mean of 7th Grade Math Exam Results: 84%
Mean of 8th Grade Math Exam Results: 74.4%
Explanation:
The mean (also called an average) is obtained by adding all the terms together then dividing the result by the number of terms in the set.
96 + 74 + 81 + 94 + 75
420/5 = 84
Mean of 7th Grade Math Exam Results: 84%
73 + 60 + 86 + 72 + 81
372/5 = 74.4
Mean of 8th Grade Math Exam Results: 74.4%
Comments: The 7th graders got, on average, almost 10% more on their exams than did the 8th graders. Also, none of the 8th graders got an A, whereas two 7th graders got an A on their exam. My inference is that 8th grade math is harder than 7th grade math, so that is why the scores are lower.
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