+129852 Gotta' be careful here, gibsonj338
Your first answer is correct.....29 is the average
However, your other two answers are not averages......the second answer is the median .....it represents the "middle" value of an ordered data set
The third answer represents the mode......the number that appears most often in a data set....here, there is no mode, since no value appears more than once....
+1904 20, 37, 19, 43, 26, 29
There are three ways to find the average of these numbers
1. Add up all the numbers and divide by the number of numbers.
$${\mathtt{20}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{37}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{19}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{43}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{26}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{29}} = {\mathtt{174}}$$
$${\frac{{\mathtt{174}}}{{\mathtt{6}}}} = {\mathtt{29}}$$
2. Put the numbers in order from lowest to highest and the number in the middle is the average. If there are two numbers in the middle, add both numbers and then divide by two to get your average.
19, 20, 26, 29, 37, 43
$${\mathtt{26}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{29}} = {\mathtt{55}}$$
$${\frac{{\mathtt{55}}}{{\mathtt{2}}}} = {\mathtt{27.5}}$$
3. Look at the numbers and whatever number you have the most of is your average.
Since no numbers repeat, this option will not work.
+129852 Gotta' be careful here, gibsonj338
Your first answer is correct.....29 is the average
However, your other two answers are not averages......the second answer is the median .....it represents the "middle" value of an ordered data set
The third answer represents the mode......the number that appears most often in a data set....here, there is no mode, since no value appears more than once....
