Each of 6 students reported the number of movies they saw in the past year. Here is what they repor

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Each of 6 students reported the number of movies they saw in the past year. Here is what they reported. 19, 9, 14, 10, 16, 17. Find the mean number of movies that the students saw. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

    The mean is the average, so we add up the 6 movie scores, and divide by 6.
    Mean (Average) = Sum of 6 Movie Scores / 6
    Mean (Average) = 84 / 6
    Mean (Average) = 14.16666667

    The problem asks us to round to the nearest tenth, which is the first decimal place.
    Since the 2nd decimal place, 6 is more than 5, we round the first decimal place up one and remove the rest.
    14.2
     

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