Answer:
a. 587
b. 543
Step-by-step explanation:
a. Mean = sum / number of numbers
To find the sum, we can add the numbers up.
432 + 543 + 348 + 788 + 823 = 2934
There are 5 numbers. Our mean is thus
2934/5 = 586.8, or 587 when rounding up. We round up because we have a .8 at the end, and 8 ≥ 5
b. To find the median, we first must order the numbers. The numbers ordered are this:
348 , 432 , 543 , 788 , 823
To find the median, we can cross off one number on each side until we are left with one or two numbers.
348 , 432 , 543 , 788 , 823
cross out one number from each endpoint
432 , 543 , 788
cross out one number from each endpoint
543
