The table shows the times, in minutes, spent shopping by two different groups. First, find the mean times each group spent shopping. Then determine the difference in the mean times. (3 points) The mean time Group A spent shopping is minutes.
To find the mean time spent shopping for Group A, we need to add up all the values in the group and then divide by the total number of values.
Group A:
15 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 35 = 125 minutes
There are 5 values in the group, so:
125 minutes / 5 values = 25 minutes
The mean time Group A spent shopping is 25 minutes.
Next, we find the mean time spent shopping for Group B.
Group B:
10 + 15 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 100 minutes
There are 5 values in the group, so:
100 minutes / 5 values = 20 minutes
The mean time Group B spent shopping is 20 minutes.
To determine the difference in the mean times, we subtract the mean time of Group B from the mean time of Group A:
25 minutes (Group A) - 20 minutes (Group B) = 5 minutes
The difference in the mean times is 5 minutes.
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Group A:
15 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 35 = 125 minutes
Number of values = 5
Mean time for Group A = 125 minutes / 5 values = 25 minutes
Group B:
10 + 15 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 100 minutes
Number of values = 5
Mean time for Group B = 100 minutes / 5 values = 20 minutes
So, the mean time Group A spent shopping is 25 minutes, and the mean time Group B spent shopping is 20 minutes.
The difference in the mean times:
25 minutes (Group A) - 20 minutes (Group B) = 5 minutes
Therefore, the corrected difference in the mean times is 5 minutes. Thank you for your patience.