1.2 Average Pay

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1.2 Average Pay
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Simple Average (mean)

• Example
• Find the mean of 2, 4, 7, 9, 10

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Example 1

• Tricia Willard earned these amounts for the 5
  days she worked last week Monday 82, Tuesday
  91, Wednesday 96, Thursday 80, Friday 86.
  What was her average pay for the 5 days?

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Example 2

• Brandon Chin sells t-shirts at the beach. During
  the first month of the season, he earned 600.
  In each of the next 3 months he earned 1050 per
  month. In the last month of the season, Brandon
  earned 180. What were his average earnings per
  month for those five months?

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Example 3

• The weekly pay of four picture fram assemblers in
  a company averages 433 per employee. The weekly
  pay amounts of 3 of the 4 employees are 400,
  410, and 460. What is the weekly pay of the
  4th employee?

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Wrap It Up