The population of fish in a pond in relation to the number of years since stocking is depicted on a graph. For the first few yea
rs after the pond is stocked, the population grows slowly. It increases more quickly as the fish reproduce, then it levels off. A pollutant kills off almost all of the fish 20 years after stocking. The population begins to grow again when the remaining fish reproduce. Which graph depicts the situation described above? 
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Answer:
Part a)
Mean: 13155.6
Mode:None
Median: 12700
Step-by-step explanation:
12700 : 1
15478: 2
12675: 3
11850: 4
13075: 5
Mean :
Mode:
All values are distinct, therefore there is no mode. A mode is value which occurs most frequently.
Median:
Arrange the values in ascending order:
11850 , 12675, 12700, 12075, 15478
The mid value is median: 12700
Part b)
It depends upon the data. In this question the best way to predict how many miles Gina will drive in the next years is by using Median of the data.
The reason is that there is a potential outlier in the data i.e 15478. In case of outlier median tends to give better predictions.