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Nancy hears a report that the average price of gasoline is $2.82. She averages the prices of stations near her home. She finds the average price of gas to be $3.03. Why are the averaging different?

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User DaCoda
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The numbers are different because it is .31. Because she average the gasoline at her place not the whole gasoline place.
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