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You want to find the average cost of the transportation you used. Train tickets: $8.50 Coach tickets: $7 Bus tickets: $5.70 Taxi fares: $9 Flight tickets: $180 The mean average is given as $42.04. Which
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You want to find the average cost of the transportation you used.

Train tickets: $8.50
Coach tickets: $7
Bus tickets: $5.70
Taxi fares: $9
Flight tickets: $180
The mean average is given as $42.04.

Which cost distorted the data?

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The flight tickets because it is way higher at $180 compared to the other costs. Usually what distorts data is when one number is either too low or too high compared to the other numbers. Hope that helps!
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