A butcher prepared 12 packages of ground beef that had a mean weight of 1.2 pounds. How much ground beef did he use?
If this is not a trick question, then it's 12 x 1.2 lbs = 14.4 lbs.
If this is a trick question, the answer is unknown.
12 times 1.2
Mean is the average of all the packages to each package would be 1.2lbs. So take the # of packages and multiply by the number of lbs (1.2) and voila.
If he is honest, 14.4 pounds (12 x 1.2 lb/pack)
1.2 pounds
1.2x = 12
solve for x, then multiply by 12
Actually, just the average weight by how many pcks
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If this is not a trick question, then it's 12 x 1.2 lbs = 14.4 lbs.
If this is a trick question, the answer is unknown.
12 times 1.2
Mean is the average of all the packages to each package would be 1.2lbs. So take the # of packages and multiply by the number of lbs (1.2) and voila.
If he is honest, 14.4 pounds (12 x 1.2 lb/pack)
1.2 pounds
1.2x = 12
solve for x, then multiply by 12
Actually, just the average weight by how many pcks