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In order to determine the expected mileage for a particular car, an automobile manufacturer conducts a factory test on five of these cars. The results, in miles per gallon are 25.3,23.6,24,8,23,0 and 24.3. What is the mean mileage? What is the median mileage?

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  • The mean mileage is (25.3+23.6+24.8+23.0+24.3)/5=121/5=24.2
  • Arrange given set in ascending order , we get {23,23.6,24.3,24.8,25.3}
  • Therefore the median is 24.3

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