Question

A pet store has 8 cats. Here are their weights (in pounds)Find the mean weight of these cats in pounds. IF NECESSARY, ROUND YOUR ANSWER TO THE NEAREST TENTH

Answer 1

Given that

The weight of 8 cats is 5, 13, 11, 13, 16, 13, 11, 7 and we need to find the mean of the data.

And the weight is in pounds.

Explanation -

The total number of cats is 8.

The formula for the mean is

`Mean=\frac{Sum\text{ of all the observations}}{Toal\text{ observations}}`

Substituting the values we have

`Mean=(5+13+11+13+16+13+11+7)/(8)=(89)/(8)=11.125`

After roundoff, the mean weight will be 11.1 pounds.

So the final answer is 11.1 pounds