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Please help! which of the following is closest to the mean of the data set shown?

Please help! which of the following is closest to the mean of the data set shown?-example-1
User Phdstudent
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I think the answer would be (3) 17.7

To find mean, you add all the numbers up and divide by how many numbers there are. So in this case, you would do….

11+15+17+19+20+24
=106

Divide by 6 (because there are six numbers)

=17.6666

So the closest answer would be

(3) 17.7

I hope this helps!
User Passwd
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Answer:

3 is the answer

Explanation:

add all 6 numbers up then divide by 6

User Matthew Leidholm
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