document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185244>Question 1185244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> . In estimating the mean breaking strength, in kilograms, of a new synthetic fishing line, the data were coded by substracting 10 from each observation. Find the sample mean for 5 of these lines of the coded measurements are 0.4, -0.2, 1.5, 1.8, and -0.7. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the sample mean in this problem, find the arithmetic mean of the five given numbers and then add 10 to this arithmetic mean.\r<BR>\n" );
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