Find the Mean 33 , 5÷2

$33$ ,

$5 \div 2$

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$33, \frac{5}{2}$

The mean of a set of numbers is the sum divided by the number of terms.

$\frac{33 + \frac{5}{2}}{2}$

Simplify the numerator.

To write

$33$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{33 \cdot \frac{2}{2} + \frac{5}{2}}{2}$

Combine

$33$ and

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{\frac{33 \cdot 2}{2} + \frac{5}{2}}{2}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{\frac{33 \cdot 2 + 5}{2}}{2}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply

$33$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{\frac{66 + 5}{2}}{2}$

Add

$66$ and

$5$ .

$\frac{\frac{71}{2}}{2}$

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$\frac{71}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$

Multiply

$\frac{71}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$ .

Multiply

$\frac{71}{2}$ by

$\frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{71}{2 \cdot 2}$

Multiply

$2$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{71}{4}$

Divide.

$17.75$

The mean should be rounded to one more decimal place than the original data. If the original data were mixed, round to one decimal place more than the least precise.

$17.8$

Find the Mean 33 , 5÷2

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