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Problem

5, 7, 10, 17, and 16 The mean of the list of numbers above is what fraction of the sum of the five numbers?

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Step

Given data

5, 7, 10, 17, and 16

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Step

To Find the sum of the numbers

5 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 16 = 55

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Formula

Formula for mean: Mean = \$("Sum of numbers")/("Number of numbers")\$​.

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Step

Find the mean of the numbers

Mean = \$(55)/5 = 11\$

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Step

The sum of 5 numbers is 55.

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Step

Find the fraction of the mean of the list to the sum of the five numbers

Fraction = \$("Mean of the list")/("sum of the five numbers")\$

Fraction = \$(11)/(55) = 1/5\$

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Solution

So, the mean of the list of numbers is \$1/5\$ of the sum of the five numbers.

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Sumup

Please summarize steps

Choices

10

Choice-A

This fraction is not equal to the fraction we calculated

Wrong \$(15)/(51)\$

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Choice-B

This option represents the fraction \$1/5\$, which is the correct answer based on our calculation. We found that the mean of the list of numbers is indeed \$1/5\$ of the sum of the five numbers

Correct \$1/5\$

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Choice-C

This is the mean of the list, not the fraction of the mean to the sum

Wrong \$(11)/5\$

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Choice-D

This option represents the fraction \$1/(55)\$. While \$1/(55)\$ is a valid fraction, it doesn’t accurately represent the relationship between the mean of the list of numbers and the sum of the five numbers. Therefore, it’s not the correct answer

Wrong \$1/(55)\$

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Answer

Option

B

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Sumup

Please summarize choices