Question

Jack is a farmer and he wants to know the mean weight of all the potatoes in a sack.

Answer 1

To calculate the mean weights of the potatoes, the weights are all added and divided by the number of potatoes.
The sum of all the potatoes - 5 + 8 + 9 + 11 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 12 +  7 = 83
the number of potatoes - 10
we have to divide the sum of weights by 10
Mean weight = 83/10 = 8.3
Rounded off to the nearest ounce - 8 ounces