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?
It is equal for Group A and Group B.
It is greater for Group B than Group A.
Its value for Group A is double the value for Group B.
Its value for Group B is three times the value for Group A.

Answer 1

@teagirl7630

Answer 2

Which do you think it is? @TylerDaPro

Answer 3

ether A or B

Answer 4

Did you figure out the mean of all of the numbers? Or do you not know how to do that...

Answer 5

i now how to do it a little but i need help

Answer 6

Okay. So you add all of the numbers together and then you divide them by how many numbers there are. You wanna do that, and then I'll check your work?

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

4.34 and 2.17

Answer 9

For the first one, I got 4.76, but I could be mistaken in how to do mean. And for the second one, I got 2.19, but I could be wrong again. Either way, our answer show the same thing. What does it show us?

Answer 10

@TylerDaPro

Answer 11

it shows us that group A is bigger than group B

Answer 12

@teagirl7630

Answer 13

:) Yup! There ya go, Ty. Anything else you need help with, just post it and tag me in it :)

Answer 14

ok thank you your the best

Answer 15

@teagirl7630

Answer 16

No problem. Happy to help :^)

Answer 17

:) <3 @teagirl7630

Answer 18

<3 @TylerDaPro