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Ripley's spelling grades are 86, 84, 90, and 90. If he scores 0 on the next spelling quiz, what will happen to the MEAN of his scores? A) It will decrease by 8.5. B) It will increase by 13.5. C) It will increased by 17.5. D) It will decreased by 17.5.

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Answer:

The answer is actually D

Explanation:

This is true because when you add the scores together you get 350 and then you divide that number by however many data numbers there are in the set.

86+84+90+90=350

because there are 4 numbers in the data set you so divide 350 by 4 which equals 87.5

Then he scores a 0 on the quiz, it will indeed affect the mean.

You add the numbers 86+84+90+90+0 still equals 350, however, instead of 4 numbers in the data set it's 4 because of the zero.

Instead of dividing by 4, you divide by 5

350 divided by 5 equals 70.

the original MEAN was 87.5 and now it is 70, so that means that it decreased by 17.5. there's is your answer. The answer is D 17.5

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Answer:

D itll go from 87.5 to 70, so it'll drop by 17.5

Explanation:

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