SOLUTION: If you know the mean is 6 and the sum of the scores is 48. What is n?

Question 374137: If you know the mean is 6 and the sum of the scores is 48. What is n?

Found 2 solutions by rfer, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n=8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: Mean = Sum of Values/Number of Values

In symbolic form, the mean is

So in your case, we have the equation . From here, just solve for 'n'.
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