Question

On a survey, 7 students reported how many minutes it takes them to travel to school. Here are their responses.15,15,10,12,8,11,8Find the mean travel time for these students.If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

The mean travel time for these students is given by the sum of the times for each student divided by the total number of students:

`(15+15+10+12+8+11+8)/(7)=(79)/(7)\approx11.3\text{ minutes}`