Question

You and a friend weigh your loaded backpack every day for a week. The results are shown in the table. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the weights of your backpack and your friend's backpack. Use your results to compare the backpack weights?​

Answer 1

Yours:

Mean:

13.5+12.2+13.2+11.6+10.5=61.

61/5 is 12.2

The mean is 12.2

Median:

13.2

Mode:

There is no mode.

Range:

10.5 to 13.5

The range is 3.

Friend:

Mean:

12.6+13+12.8+11.6+12.5=62.5

62.5/5 is 12.5

The mean is 12.5

Median:

12.8

Mode:

There is no mode

Range:

11.6 to 13

The range is 1.4