ok Marsha and 24 friends collected 850 punds of aluminum cans. What is the MEAN NUMBER of punds collected per person?
2007-02-14 14:42:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It wants to know the average number of pounds of cans that each person collected. Marsha (1) & her 24 friends, so there are 25 people. Divide 850 lbs. by 25 and you will get the mean.
2007-02-14 14:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by young61021 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find the mean, you need the average. Take 850 and divide it by the number of people... 24 friends plus Marsha or 25...
850/25 = 34
2007-02-14 14:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by La Sombra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First start by defining what you need to know. What does "mean" mean? It's just another word for average. To determine this average, divide the number of cans by the number of people. We want to know the average amount of pounds of cans per person.
There are 850 pounds of aluminum cans. There are 25 people (Marsha and 24 friends). Thus we divide the cans by the people.
avg = cans/people = 850 lbs/25 people = 34 lbs/person.
2007-02-14 14:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide 850 by 24
2007-02-14 14:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by pinkpup101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean the average, right?ok
Divide 24 into 850 =31.6 round up to 32 pounds
2007-02-14 14:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by phylobri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
34
2007-02-14 14:46:52 · answer #6 · answered by bblair1234 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
34
2007-02-14 14:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋