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The question
Question: find the mean of 2, 0, 3, 1, 4, 2, 2 and 6.
Mean of 2, 0, 3, 1, 4, 2, 2, 6
The mean is the fair share.
We add them all, then share the total equally.
mean: add them all, then ÷ how many
1 Add them all
We add all the numbers, from left to right.
2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 6
So the total is 20.
total = 20
2 Count them
Now we count the numbers.
There are 8.
how many = 8
3 Share equally
We share the total equally: 20 divided by 8.
mean = 208
20 divided by 8 is 2.5.
mean = 2.5
4 Check
Let's check: if every number were 2.5, 8 of them would make 2.5 times 8.
That is 20, the total.
So it is right!
2.5 × 8 = 20
Let's look back.
First: add them all.
Then: count them.
Then: share equally.
Last: check.
Answer
mean = 2.5