Question

Students in Mrs. Burn's science class used scales to measure the mass, in grams, of a solid. The mass of

the solid was reported as 5.7 grams, 5.8 grams, 6.2 grams, 5.9 grams, and 6.0 grams. Of the following,
which measure would best estimate the true mass of the solid?
minimum
maximum
mode
mean

Answer 1

Mean

Explanation:

Finding the mean, or the average, of the different weights that were measured, would best estimate the true mass of the solid.

This would find the average mass, which would be the most accurate estimate of the solid's actual mass.

Using the minimum, maximum, and mode will not take into account the other weights that were measured. This makes it much more inaccurate.

So, the correct answer is Mean.