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A farmer has a herd of cattle with an average weight of 1,000 pounds. He breeds a group of his heaviest cattle, which have an average weight of 1,800 pounds. The weight of each offspring is listed below. Offspring 1: 1,648 pounds Offspring 2: 1,640 pounds Offspring 3: 1,718 pounds Offspring 4: 1,794 pounds What’s the average weight of the offspring? The average weight of the offspring is pounds.

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the answer is 1700 pounds
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Answer:

The average weight would be 1700 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Weight of,

Offspring 1 = 1,648 pounds,

Offspring 2 = 1,640 pounds,

Offspring 3 = 1,718 pounds,

Offspring 4 = 1,794 pounds

Since,


\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Number of the observations}}

Hence, the average weight of the offspring


=(1648+1640+1718+1794)/(4)


=(6800)/(4)


=1700\text{ pounds}