SOLUTION: What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 2, and 2 ? The answer has to be in fractions, which I don't understand how to get.

Question 281990: What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 2, and 2 ?
The answer has to be in fractions, which I don't understand how to get.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richwmiller:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 2, and 2 ?
The answer has to be in fractions, which i dont understand how to get.
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Add the numbers
Then divide that sum by how many numbers you added.
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average = (8+7+7+5+3+2+2) = 32/7 = 4 + 4/7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
add up all the numbers and divide by how many numbers there are in this case 7.
(8+7+7+5+3+2+2)/7=
34/7=
4 6/7
I added up the numbers 34 and divided by 7 and got 34/7
There are a couple ways to get the mixed number 4 6/7
35/7=5 right? which is 4 7/7 right?
so 34/7 is one less so it must be 4 6/7
another way to look at it.
......4
7 | 34
....-28
.......6
4 with 6 remainder means 4 6/7
BTW as a decimal 4 6/7 is 4.85
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