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The list below shows the number of minutes Addison spent reading on each of six days.

90, 60, 89, 94, 60, 93
Which two measures of these data best describe the typical number of minutes Addison spent
reading each day?
A Mean and mode
B Mean and median
C Mode and range
D Median and range

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The two measures of these data that best describe the typical number of minutes Addison spent reading each day are mean and median.

Mean is the average value of a set of numbers, found by adding up all the numbers and dividing by the total count of numbers. Median is the middle value in a set of numbers when they are listed in order.

To find the mean of the data set, we add up all the values and divide by the total count:

(90 + 60 + 89 + 94 + 60 + 93) / 6 = 85.33

To find the median of the data set, we first put the values in order:

60, 60, 89, 90, 93, 94

Since there are an even number of values, we take the average of the two middle values:

(89 + 90) / 2 = 89.5

Therefore, the mean is 85.33 minutes and the median is 89.5 minutes, which are the two measures that best describe the typical number of minutes Addison spent reading each day.

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