document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127296>Question 1127296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.	A pet food company wants to know the number of pets owned by adults ages 21 to 70. The frequency table shows the data from a simple random sample of the targeted population. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total pets owned	1	2	3	4	5	6	7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of adults	248	567	1402	728	419	456	203\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the estimated mean for the population? Explain your answer and show your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #743757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=743757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean is the number of pets * number of adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all divided by the total number of adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1*248=248<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*567=1134<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*1402=4206<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*728=2912<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*419=2095<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*456=2736<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*203=1421<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of adults=4023<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pets*adults sum is 14752<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 14752/4023=3.67 pets per adult is the mean or expected value. </SPAN>\n" );
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