Question

What is the average length of a side in the shape made from the file datatest1.txt whose contents are shown below (just give to two decimal places)? -3,3 -4,-3 4,-2 6,5

Answer 1

0.75

Explanation:

The average length is given as the sum of all the lengths given divided by the number of lengths (frequency).

Mathematically:

Average = (Sum of lengths) / frequency

The lengths given are -3, 3, -4, -3, 4, -2, 6, 5. There are 8 lengths there.

The average is therefore:

Average = (-3 + 3 + (-4) + (-3) + 4 + (-2) + 6 + 5) / 8

Average = 0.75