Question

What is the average for the following set of measurements? 7.1 g ,9.8 g, 2.3 g, 8.5 g 7.4 g, 5.7 g

Answer 1

Answer:

To get an average, you must add all of the numbers together, and divide that sum by the amount of numbers there are. There are 6 number, which is what we must divide by.

\begin{lgathered}7.1+9.8+2.3+8.5+7.4+5.7= 40.8\\40.8/6=6.8\end{lgathered}

7.1+9.8+2.3+8.5+7.4+5.7=40.8

40.8/6=6.8

6.8g is the average for the set of measurements.