Question

Marcus bought pumpkins that weigh 8 lb, 11 lb, 23 lb, and 15 lb. What is the mean weight of his pumpkins? Round to the nearest tenth if needed.

Answer 1

In this question, it is given that

Marcus bought pumpkins that weigh 8 lb, 11 lb, 23 lb, and 15 lb.

And we have to find the mean weight .

To find the mean weight, we will first add all the weights, then divide them by number of pumpkins which is 4.

So the mean weight is

$Mean \ weight = \frac{8+11+23 +15}{4} = \frac{57}{4} = 14.25 lb$

Therefore the mean weight is 14.25 lb .

Answer 2

Marcus bought pumpkins that weigh 8 lb, 11 lb, 23 lb, and 15 lb. What is the mean weight of his pumpkins?

Answer: Marcus has bought 4 pumpkins weighted 8 lb, 11 lb, 23 lb and 15 lb.

The mean weight of pumpkins is

Mean =$\frac{Sum-of-weights-of-4-pumpkins}{Number-of-pumpkins}$

         $=\frac{8+11+23+15}{4}$

         $=\frac{57}{4}$

         $=14.3$ lb

Therefore, the mean weight of his pumpkins is 14.3 lb