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What is the mean change with the numbers 90 91 88 84 86 85 86

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Answer:

-0.571428571, or -0.6 if you round it to the nearest tenth

Explanation:

Okay, so to break it down, you want to find the difference between each of the numbers right next to each other.

90 -> 91 = 1

91 -> 88 = -3

88 -> 84 = -4

84 -> 86 = 2

86 -> 85 = -1

85 -> 86 = 1

Add up all the differences.

1 - 3 - 4 + 2 -1 + 1 = -4

How many numbers were there? 7

Divide the sum (-4) by 7.

-4/7 = -0.571428571

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