Question

Each of 7 students reported the number of movies they saw in the past year. Here is what they reported.

18,11,15,12,5,16,5
Find the mean number of movies that the students saw. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
(The answer is not 8.6)

Answer 1

You add all the numbers and divide by 7 because there 7 sets of numbers. The answer is 11.7 rounded up to 12

Answer 2

I believe the answer is, 11.75.

-Hope this helps!

Explanation:

To find the mean, you must add up all your data and divide it by how many people there are. So, all the numbers added together is, 82. Since there are seven kids, you would divide 82 by 7. Which equals, 11.75: (Simplified).