U.S. cement export date for the last 10 years in thousand tons:

746, 625, 633, 759, 803, 791, 743, 694, 738, 834

Find the mean number of tons exported for the period.

I don't understand how to set this up.

First, you add up all the numbers. Then, you divide by the number of numbers.

(746+625+633....+834)/10

okay, gotcha. thanks

To find the mean number of tons exported for the given period, you need to add up all the values and then divide the sum by the total number of values.

Let's set it up step by step:

Step 1: Add up all the values.
746 + 625 + 633 + 759 + 803 + 791 + 743 + 694 + 738 + 834 = 7,956

Step 2: Calculate the total number of values.
In this case, we have 10 values.

Step 3: Divide the sum by the total number of values.
7,956 ÷ 10 = 795.6 thousand tons

Therefore, the mean number of tons exported for the last 10 years is approximately 795.6 thousand tons.