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The number of toys donated by students in 12 classes is shown below. The principal says the average number of toys donated by each class is 26. Explain how this could be misleading.

16, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 59

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59 is an outlier in the numbers, which increased the average of the toys.

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