The mean of the values in a data set is b. If each of the values in the data setwere multiplied by 8, what would be the mean of the resulting data?.A. 7bB. bC. 9bD. 8b

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Ed Marty · Answer 1 · 2023-02-22T04:03:24+0000

SOLUTION:

We are told that;

The mean of the values in a data set is b.

When all the terms are multiplied by 8. This will result in;

$New\text{ }Mean=(\Sigma8x)/(n)=8(\Sigma x)/(n)=8\text{ }Old\text{ }mean$

Thus, the new mean will be 8b