The heights, in inches, of eight students in a class are listed below. What is the average height of students in this class? Round to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
{49, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 59, 60}
(1 point)
Responses
49 inches
49 inches
52.5 inches
52.5 inches
53.6 inches
53.6 inches
54.3 inches
The average height of the students in this class is calculated by adding up all the heights and then dividing by the total number of students:
49 + 49 + 50 + 52 + 53 + 57 + 59 + 60 = 429
Now divide by 8 (total number of students):
429 / 8 = 53.625
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the average height of students in this class is 53.63 inches.
Therefore, the correct response is 53.6 inches.