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The following data points represent the number of chicken nuggets on each family member's plate.

1,3,0, 6, ?
If the mean of the data set is 3 chicken nuggets, find the missing number of chicken nuggets.
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The answer of the missing chicken nuggets is 5
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Answer:

The missing number of chicken nuggets is 5.

Explanation:

To find the mean of this data set, we must add every number together, then divide the sum by how many numbers are present.

Like this,

1 + 3 + 0 + 6 = 10

10 / 4 = 2.5

There are 4 present numbers in this data set, and one is missing.

Since the only number divided by 5 that would give you a quotient of 3 is 15, the missing number is 5.

Because,

1 + 3 + 0 + 6 + 5 = 15

15 / 5 = 3

Therefore, 5 is the missing number of the data set.

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