SOLUTION: What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 2, and 2? A. 3 4/7 B. 4 5/6 C. 4 6/7 D. 5 E. 6 4/5 Please show me how to this step by step.Ireally need to kn

Question 200943: What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 2, and 2?
A. 3 4/7
B. 4 5/6
C. 4 6/7
D. 5
E. 6 4/5

Please show me how to this step by step.Ireally need to know.Thank you so much!

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, josmiceli:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply add up the numbers and divide that sum by 7 (since there are 7 values)

So the answer is C)

Note: normally the mean is represented in decimal form.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply add up the total of the data and divide
that result by the number of data samples.
I can say

The average is:

Now fill in the data values

The average (or mean) is 4 6/7
The answer is C.

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