Question

Dr. Jordan is a veterinarian. The table shows the weights of 5 kittens at her office. What is the mean weight of the kittens? Kitten Weight (ounces) Kitten 1 6 Kitten 2 11 Kitten 3 6 Kitten 4 10 Kitten5 7

Answer 1

Recall that the mean of a given set of values is given as

$\begin{gathered} \text{Mean = }\frac{sum\text{ of all the items or values}}{total\text{ number of item or values}} \\ =\text{ }\frac{6+11+6+10+7}{5} \\ =\frac{40}{5} \\ =8 \end{gathered}$