Question

You weigh six packages and find the weights to be 19, 15, 35, 17, 33, and 31 ounces. If you include a package that weighs 39 ounces, which will increase more, the median or the mean?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Mean & median of 6 packages:

15, 17, 19, 31, 33 , 35

Median =  $\frac{19+31}{2}$

            = $\frac{50}{2}$

           = 25

$Mean = \frac{15+17+19+31+33+35}{6}\\\\=\frac{150}{6}\\=25$

Mean & median of 7 packages:

15,17,19,31,33,35,39

Median = 31

$Mean=\frac{19+15+35+17+33+31+39}{7}\\\\=\frac{189}{7}\\\\=27$

After including 39 ounce package, Median will increase more