A motor pool dispatcher logs the number of vehicles dispatched each day from Monday to Fri… — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

A motor pool dispatcher logs the number of vehicles dispatched each day from Monday to Friday. The daily totals are $11$ , $18$ , $23$ , $13$ , and $15$ . What is the mean number of vehicles dispatched per day?

Answer: 16 vehicles

Answer

The mean is found by adding together all the numbers in the data set and then dividing by the count of numbers. The sum of

11

18

23

13

, and

15

80

. Because there are

5

values, dividing

80

5

results in a mean of

16

Step-by-Step Solution

Calculate the sum of the dataset.

11 + 18 + 23 + 13 + 15 = 80

The first step in calculating the mean is finding the total sum of all values.

Count the number of values in the dataset.

5

days

The mean formula requires dividing the sum by the number of data points.

Divide the sum by the number of values.

80 \div 5 = 16

Dividing the total sum by the count of values yields the mean.

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Calculating the arithmetic mean of a dataset

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