Question

The data set shows the weights of pumpkins, in pounds, that are chosen for a photograph in a farming
magazine
18 22 14 30 26
(a) What is the mean of the data set?

Answer 1

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What is the mean of the data set?

• Answer :

22 ✅

• Explanation:

You first have to know what is a mean (or average) :

MEAN : Sum of values divided by the number of values.

$\text{mean} = \frac{sum \:of\: the \:values}{number \: of \: values} \\ \\ \Longrightarrow \frac{18 + 22 + 14 + 30 + 26}{ 5 } \\ \\ \Longrightarrow \frac{110}{5} \\ \\ \Longrightarrow \red{\boxed{\blue{22}}}$

Therefore, the mean of the data set is 22.

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Answer 2

The mean can be calculated by determining the sum of the chosen pumpkins and dividing it by the total pumpkins chosen for the photograph.

• Sum of the chosen pumpkins: 18 + 22 + 14 + 30 + 26
• Total pumpkins chosen: 5 pumpkins

Therefore, the fraction that represents the mean is:

$\dfrac{18 + 22 + 14 + 30 + 26}{5}$

When we simplify the fraction, we get:

$\implies \dfrac{18 + 22 + 14 + 30 + 26}{5}$

$\implies \dfrac{40 + 14 + 30 + 26}{5}$

$\implies\dfrac{70 + 14 + 26}{5}$

$\implies\dfrac{70 + 40}{5}$

$\implies\dfrac{110}{5} = 22$

Therefore, the mean of the data set is 22.

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