Tuesday, March 31, 2009

AVERAGES

To find the average value of a set of numbers.
Add up all the values in the set and then divide by the number of items in the set.

For example, the average value of 15 and 6 and 12 is

15 + 6 + 12 divided by 3 which equals 33/3 = 11

To find the average number of days in a month.
Add up the total days for each month in the year and divide by the number of months in the year.
365 days divided by 12 months = 30.416 days in an average month.

Average values can look a bit silly. The average family is 2 parents and 1.5 babies.

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