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A bar graph shows the number of hours spent on math homework versus the number of students. The horizontal axis shows the time in hours ranging from 1 to 5 in increments of 1. The vertical axis shows the number of students ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. The data with time in hours, followed by the number of students is as follows: 1 to 8, 2 to 6, 3 to 4, 4 to 2, and 5 to 1.
The graph shows the number of hours randomly selected students spent on math homework. What is the mean number of hours students spent on math homework?
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Responses
1 hour
1 hour
1.4 hours
1.4 hours
9 hours
9 hours
2.14 hours
To find the mean number of hours students spent on math homework, we first need to calculate the total number of hours spent.
1 hour x 8 students = 8 hours
2 hours x 6 students = 12 hours
3 hours x 4 students = 12 hours
4 hours x 2 students = 8 hours
5 hours x 1 student = 5 hours
Total hours = 8 + 12 + 12 + 8 + 5 = 45 hours
Next, we divide the total hours by the total number of students:
45 hours / 21 students = 2.14 hours
Therefore, the mean number of hours students spent on math homework is 2.14 hours.
The correct answer is 2.14 hours.