Question

A local daycare is updating its marketing material. The owner wants to include the average age of children who currently attend the daycare. The current breakdown of children by age is located in the table below. Use this information to calculate the average age of children attending the daycare. Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: n2.4

Explanation:

Average age=6⋅1+4⋅2+3⋅3+5⋅46+4+3+5=4318=2.38888...=2.4

The average age of a child attending this daycare is 2.4 years old.