Question

Robert is a weatherman who needs to report the average high temperature for the month of February. For 6 days in February the high temperature was −8°, for 5 days in February the high temperature was −3°, for 3 days in February the high temperature was 42°, for 9 days in February the high temperature was 0°, and for 5 days the high temperature was 10°. What was the average temperature in February? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The average temperature was _____°

Answer 1

Answer: ≈4 degrees Celsius

Step-by-step explanation: To find the average temperature for the month of February, we'll first calculate the total sum of the high temperatures for each day and then divide by the total number of days.

Let's calculate the total sum of the high temperatures:

(−8×6)+(−3×5)+(42×3)+(0×9)+(10×5)

=−48−15+126+0+50

=113

Now, let's calculate the total number of days:

6+5+3+9+5=28

To find the average temperature, we'll divide the total sum of temperatures by the total number of days:

Average temperature

=

113

28

Average temperature=

28

113

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Now, let's calculate the approximate average temperature to the nearest whole number:

Average temperature

≈ 4.04

Average temperature≈4.04

Rounding to the nearest whole number, the average temperature is

≈ 4

≈4 degrees Celsius.