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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I Will Medal And Fan Best Answer! I need explantion AND answer! A pet store has 6 cats. Here are their weights (in pounds). 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 7 Find the mean weight of these cats. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

add the weights together and divide by 6 (since there are 6 cats)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

53?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then divide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so lemme find aa calculator

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

there are online calculators if you need one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 8?

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

not quite, it wants you to round to the nearest tenth

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not sure how to round a divided number to nearest 10..

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

the number is 8.833333 (repeated), so we look at the hundredths digit (3) and round to 8.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its 8.8? wha

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats really confusing, wow

OpenStudy (anonymous):

qnd looona

OpenStudy (anonymous):

looooong*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and*

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