Mean Data Sets

The mean of this data set is 17.8. What would happen to the mean if 40 was added to the data set?

• The mean would not change

• The mean would go up

• The mean would go down

Calculate the MEAN for the data set: 6, 7, 12, 8, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7

• 7

• 7.44

• 8

• 7 and 8

On a recent test, one class of 26 students had a mean score of 78%, while another class of 32 students had a mean score of 86%. What is the overall mean of the two classes combined?

• 82

• 82.4

• 81

• 83

What is the mean of this set of data?

2, 15, 7

• 24

• 3

• 6

• 8

To find the average or mean of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2

• The minimum

• The maximum

• The number of items

The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below: 
9, 8, 12, 6, 10
What is the mean number of pages she wrote per day?

• 5
• 6
• 9
• 11

Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average number of cavities that his patients have.
1,0,1,5,6,3,4

• 3.33
• 2.85
• 3
• 3.5

What is the mean (average) of this data? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 4.0

• 3.0

• 12

• 7.4

Claire has 5 cookies, Brooke has 3 cookies, Deandra has 6 cookies, and Lucy has 2 cookies. Find the mean number of cookies.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the mean?

4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4, 10, 1

• 7

• 4.5

• 5

• 8