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A 2-column table with 9 rows. The first column is labeled year with entries 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. The second column is labeled precipitation with entries 5.98, 6.05, 7.59, 5.27, 3.11, 7.18, 2.95, 7.22, 2.61. The table shows the precipitation in December, in inches, for Washington state from 2005 to 2013. What was the mean amount of precipitation during this time? Round to the nearest hundredth. 1.97 inches 2.61 inches 5.33 inches 5.98 inches

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Answer:

5.33 inches

Explanation:

Mean is another term for average. Therefore, we add up all precipitation items from Column B and divide by the total number of items (9):


5.98+6.05+7.59+5.27+3.11+7.18+2.95+7.22+2.61=47.96


47.96/{9}\approx{5.33}

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