Question

A teacher recorded the weight of six boys, in

kilograms, in order, as shown.
55, 58, 57, 60, 59, 65
They later found that they recorded the weight of the
sixth student incorrectly as 65 kilograms instead
56 kilograms. Enter a number in each box to make
the statements true.
The mean weight of six boys as per the
incorrect data is
kilograms.
The actual mean weight of the boy's group is
kilograms.

Answer 1

The mean weight of six boys as per the incorrect data is 59.1667 kilograms.

The actual mean weight of the boy's group is 58.5 kilograms.

To find the mean weight of the six boys as per the incorrect data, we add up all the weights and divide by 6:

(55 + 58 + 57 + 60 + 59 + 65)/6 = 354/6 = 59.1667 kilograms

To find the actual mean weight of the boy's group, we add up the weights of the first five boys and the corrected weight of the sixth boy, and divide by 6:

(55 + 58 + 57 + 60 + 59 + 56)/6 = 345/6 = 58.5 kilograms

Explanation: