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A teacher wants to find out the average number of weekly reading hours of her students. She noted the number of reading hours of 5 of her students, as shown below:

8, 6, 5, 7, 4

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for this situation and what is its value?

Only the median; 6
Only the mean; 5
Either the mean or median; both are 6
Either the mean or median; both are 5

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Answer:

The answer is C both the mean and median are 6

Explanation:

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Mean = 8+6+5+7+4/5 = 30/5 = 6
Median = 6
Both the mean and median are 6
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