Question

Corey and Dione both love to practice soccer in their backyards. Let C represent the number of goals Corey made in a week, and let D represent the number of goals Dione made in a week. The mean of the total amount, S = C + D, of goals made in a typical week is 138. What is the correct interpretation of this value?

A.) On average, Dione makes 138 goals per week.
B.) Corey makes 138 more goals per week than Dione.
C.) On average, Corey and Dione make 138 goals in a typical week.
D.) If two weeks are randomly chosen, the sum of the number of goals made by Corey and Dione will be 138.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

the sum of the number of goals made by Corey and Dione will be 138.

Answer 2

The correct interpretation of the value 138 is 'On average, Corey and Dione make 138 goals in a typical week.'

The correct answer is an option (C)

What is mean?

• "It is the average of the numbers."
• "To find the mean:  divide the sum of the numbers by the count of numbers."

For given question,

The mean of the total amount, S = C + D, of goals made in a typical week is 138.

where C represents the number of goals Corey made in a week, and D represents the number of goals Dione made in a week.

We know that the mean is the average of the numbers.

So, the number 138 represents the average number of goals Corey and Dione make in a typical week.

Therefore, the correct interpretation of the value 138 is 'On average, Corey and Dione make 138 goals in a typical week.'

The correct answer is an option (C)

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