Question

The rainfall (in mm) in a city on 7 days of a certain week is recorded as follows:

Day: Rainfall (in mm)

Monday 0.5
Tuesday 2.7
Wednesday 2.6
Thursday 0.5
Friday 2
Saturday 5.8
Sunday 1.5

Find the total and average (mean) rainfall for the week.

Answer 1

AVERAGE

(0.5+2.7+2.6+0.5+2.0+5.8+1.5) / 7

=15.6 / 7

=2.2285714286 mm

TOTAL=15.6 mm