Let's find the least possibilities:
First number: 6
Second number: 8
Third number: 10
6 + 8 + 10 = 24
Now we can see that we are still missing 31 - 24 = 7.
7 can be gained by adding 3 and 4, so:
First number: 6 + 3 = 9
Second number: 8 + 4 = 12
Third number: 10
9 + 12 + 10 = 31
        
             
        
        
        
1/2 would not be a useful benchmark to compare these 2 fractions because both of them are greater than half. The benchmark fraction 1/2 is most useful when one fraction is less than half and the other more than 1/2. 5/8 is more than 4/8(1/2), and 9/10 is more than 5/10(1/2).
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Statistics as numerical facts involves the use of numbers from a sample in determining the mean, media, mode, variance etc of the given sample of numbers. It is useful in giving more information about an Economic state.
Statistics as a discipline or field of study is the art of the usage of these data in the interpretation and analysis of the different data available.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Figure the fraction of box tops each class collected, then multiply the prize money by that fraction.
Total box tops = 3760 +2301 +1855 = 7916
Mr Coronado's class's fraction: 3760/7916 × $600 = $284.99
Mrs De Souza's class's fraction: 2301/7916 × $600 = $174.41
Mr Nost's class's fraction: 1855/7916 × $600 = $140.60