Question

Garth is packing boxes with books. The list shows how many boxes are in each of 10 boxes. 6,14,6,18,9,9,12,10,11,15

Which statement is true about the number of boxes packed to a box?
A) The median # of books to a box is 8
B) The median # of books to a box is 9
C) The mean # of books to a box is 11
D) The mean # of books to a box is 12

Answer 1

We are given with the data
6, 14, 6, 18, 9, 9, 12, 10, 11, 15

The mean is
(6 + 14 + 6 + 18 + 9 + 9 + 12 + 10 + 11 + 15)/10 = 11

The statement that is true is
C) The mean # of books to a box is 11