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Carlos measured the rainfall amounts, in inches, in his town for one week. The amounts were 0.1, 0.5, 0, 0.32, 0, 0, 1.5, and 0. What is the outlier in this set of data?

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Answer:

1.5

Explanation:

1.5 is the outlier because if one were to include it in the average, it would make the overall average higher than it should be.

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