Finding the Mean

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What is the mean?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of numbers.

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How do you find the mean of a set of numbers?

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To find the mean, add all the numbers together and then divide by the total number of values.

Front

What is the mean of these values: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35?

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The mean is 21.

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If Jeff has scores of 100, 96, 96, and 100, what is his average?

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The average is 98.

Front

What is another word for AVERAGE?

Back

Mean.

Front

Find the mean of these numbers: 120, 120, 90, 70.

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The mean is 100.

Front

What is the formula for calculating the mean?

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Mean = (Sum of all values) / (Number of values).

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If the mean of a set of numbers is 10 and there are 5 numbers, what is the total sum of the numbers?

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The total sum is 50 (10 x 5).

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What happens to the mean if you add a number larger than the current mean?

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The mean will increase.

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What happens to the mean if you add a number smaller than the current mean?

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The mean will decrease.