Question

What is the mean (average) of 2,4,5,6,8

Answer 1

5.

Explanation:

To find mean. you just add all the numbers up and divide by the number of numbers (5).

2+4+5+6+8=25

25/5=5

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

In order to figure out average, we need to add up all the numbers. So adding 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 gives us 25. We now divide that total by the total number of terms we used to reach 25. So since we had 5 numbers, we divide 25 by 5 to get an average of 5.