Question

Mrs. Beasley wanted to know how much time Michael talks when he should be working on his class worksheet. Mrs. Beasley recorded four separate duration events of 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 5 minutes, and 6 minutes in the same observation period. What is the average duration of Michael's behavior?

Answer 1

Answer:

The average time Michael spends talking instead of working on his class worsheet is 5.75, this means nearly 6 minutes.

Explanation:

In this case to obtain an average you should add  all the minutes that Mrs. Beasly recorded, and then divide the result of the addition by four, wich is the number of separete duration she toke.

The calculations should be:

5+7+5+6= 5,75

5,75/4= 5,75

An other way to say average is media.