Question

Is the mean of first 15 natural numbers equal to the mean of first 16 whole numbers? Justify your​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

16 whole numbers are from 0 to 15

15 natural numbers are from 1 to 15

additionally added whole number is 0

so the sum of 15 natural numbers and 16 whole numbers is same.

but number of quantities differ

so mean of 16 whole numbers is less than 15 natural numbers.

hope this helps

Answer 2

Answer:

No

Step-by-step explanation:

First 15 natural no.-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

Mean=Total of first 15 natural no./First 15 natural no.

=120/15

=8

First 16 whole no. - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

Mean=Total of first 16 natural no./First 16 whole no.

=120/16

=7.5