Question

Two groups of students were asked how far they lived from their school. The table below shows the distances in miles:

Group A (distance in miles) 1 1.5 8 9.2 6.8 4.5 4.8 2.5 0.76

Group B (distance in miles) 2 2.5 3.23 1.3 1.8 2.4 3 1.5 1.8

Which statement best compares the mean distances for the two groups?

A. It is equal for Group A and Group B.

B. It is greater for Group B than Group A.

C. Its value for group A is double the value for Group B.

D. Its value for group B is three times the value for Group A.

Answer 1

do you know how to find the mean

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

then find the mean for both A and B and then see which answer best fits what your results were

Answer 4

is the answer b?

Answer 5

hold on I'm checking it right now

did you get 5.73 for A

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

and 2.17 for B

Answer 8

yeah

Answer 9

then no it is not b

Answer 10

so its a

Answer 11

because c d or b wouldnt work

Answer 12

yeah I see what you mean, it looks like non of them work

it can't be B because group B is not greater then group A

it can't be A because they don't equal each other

did you type the numbers correctly?

Answer 13

i might of made amistake let me try again

Answer 14

i got 38.38 for A

Answer 15

is that the mean or the overall sum

Answer 16

and 17.93 for B

Answer 17

no its the mean

Answer 18

okay so that is a bit different

Answer 19

i added them up and divided by how many numbers there was

Answer 20

yes that is how you do it

Answer 21

so what would the answer be

Answer 22

something still doesn't add up

can you write out the numbers again

Answer 23

A: 1 1.5 8 9.2 6.8 4.5 4.8 2.5 0.76

B: 2 2.5 3.23 1.3 1.8 2.4 3 1.5 1.8

Answer 24

I got 4.34 for A

2.17 for B

you just need to separate the numbers with a comma that might help with trying to determine which numbers are a part of which.

it's C because 2.17 x 2=4.34

Answer 25

oh ok i get it thank youuu