Question

3. Kim ran 3 one-mile races, 6 two-mile races, 4 five-mile races, and 1 ten-mile race. What is the mean number of miles Kim ran in the races? Show your work.

Answer 1

Straight to the point : 3.2

Explanation is above me my friends.

Answer 2

3.2 miles

Explanation:

The "mean" of a set of numbers is the average. To get this, you add up all of the numbers and then divide by however many there are. So, let's lay out the races that Kim ran.

1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 10

These numbers add up to 45 total miles ran. You can add them up individually or make an equation.

x = (3 × 1) + (6 × 2) + (4 × 5) + (1 × 10)

x = 3 + 12 + 20 + 10

x = 15 + 30

x = 45

Now, divide by the total number of races, 3 + 6 + 4 + 1 = 14

So, the mean will be

45 ÷ 14 = 3.21 or about 3.2