Find the Mean 38÷89 , 148

$38 \div 89$ ,

$148$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{38}{89}, 148$

Step 2

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

$\frac{\frac{38}{89} + 148}{2}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of

$\frac{38}{89} + 148$ and

$2$ .

Factor

$2$ out of

$\frac{38}{89}$ .

$\frac{2 (\frac{19}{89}) + 148}{2}$

Factor

$2$ out of

$148$ .

$\frac{2 (\frac{19}{89}) + 2 \cdot 74}{2}$

Factor

$2$ out of

$2 (\frac{19}{89}) + 2 \cdot 74$ .

$\frac{2 (\frac{19}{89} + 74)}{2}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor

$2$ out of

$2$ .

$\frac{2 (\frac{19}{89} + 74)}{2 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 (\frac{19}{89} + 74)}{2 \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{\frac{19}{89} + 74}{1}$

Divide

$\frac{19}{89} + 74$ by

$1$ .

$\frac{19}{89} + 74$

Step 4

To write

$74$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{89}{89}$ .

$\frac{19}{89} + 74 \cdot \frac{89}{89}$

Step 5

Combine

$74$ and

$\frac{89}{89}$ .

$\frac{19}{89} + \frac{74 \cdot 89}{89}$

Step 6

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{19 + 74 \cdot 89}{89}$

Step 7

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply

$74$ by

$89$ .

$\frac{19 + 6586}{89}$

Add

$19$ and

$6586$ .

$\frac{6605}{89}$

Step 8

Divide.

$74.21348314$

Step 9

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.

$74.2$

Find the Mean 38÷89 , 148

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