Question

Five oranges were selected at random from a crate of 53 oranges. Their diameters were measured, in millimeters, and then recorded.

Diameters: 46, 39, 53, 61, 49

What is the estimated mean diameter of the 53 oranges in the crate?

Answer 1

so to find mean, you would need to subtract the smallest number in a set from the biggest number

Answer 2

39 minus the biggest number?

Answer 3

the biggest number minus 39

Answer 4

okay, 22.

Answer 5

okay now how many numbers are in that set?

Answer 6

5.

Answer 7

now you divide 22 b 5

Answer 8

4.4

Answer 9

yea but something seems wrong unless you're allowed to have decimals

Answer 10

yeah i can, I had a problem something like this and all the answers choices had decimals besides 2.

Answer 11

that's the range, not the mean

Answer 12

wait youre right @10115658 i always confuse them sorry @morgobeby

Answer 13

add up the 5 diameters and then divide that by 5

Answer 14

(46+39+53+61+49)/5

Answer 15

49.6

Answer 16

that's right

Answer 17

thank yall.

Answer 18

sorry again @morgobeby

Answer 19

its okay! I get confused also