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#1 2009-03-31 17:19:41
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how to work out average
argent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i need to work out these numbers as an average.
2341 2121 2391 2541 1983 2145 2786
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#2 2009-03-31 17:21:21
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Re: how to work out average
i got 37308 when i added them up and the divided by 7 and it came up with 5329.71 is that right?
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#3 2009-03-31 17:45:28
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Re: how to work out average
Can't be ... try adding them up again.
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#4 2009-03-31 17:48:13
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Re: how to work out average
16308/7 = 2329.7142857142857142857(...)
= 2329.7143 (8 s.f.)
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#5 2009-03-31 20:31:53
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Re: how to work out average
average shud always lie between the max and the min number .. 
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#6 2009-04-01 08:57:43
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Re: how to work out average
When you saw 5329.71, it was really 2329.71
You just read it too fast and the 2 looked like a 5.
Easy mistake.
(2 341 + 2 121 + 2 391 + 2 541 + 1 983 + 2 145 + 2 786) / 7 = 2 329.71429
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