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//__Question 1:__// Find the Mean, Median and Mode for the following set of numbers: 7, 3, 4, 3, 8, 5

Numerical Order: 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Mean: 3+3+4+5+7+8=30 30÷6=5 5 is the mean.

Median: 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 3/8 - 3/7 - 4 and 5 are the last numbers. 4+5=9 9÷2=4.5 4.5 is the median.

Mode: 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 Two 3's, one 4, one 5, one 7 and one 8. The mode is 3 because it is the most common number that shows up.

//__Question 2:__// What is the square root of 59?

7x7=49 8x8=64 59 is between 49 and 64. 7 is your whole number. 64-49=15 15 is the denominator. 59-49=10 10 is the numerator. 7 10/15 is the square root of 59.
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//__Question 3:__// Is taking off 15% off a given item and then an additional 10% off the reduced price the same as taking 25% off the original price? Why or why not?

100 dollars is the number that i chose.

10% of 100 is 10 100-10=90 15% of 90 is 6 90-6=84 25% of 100 is 75 It is not the same because taking off 10 % off the original price and taking 15% off the reduced price is only taking 16 dollars off. 100-16=84 dollars Taking 25% of the original price is taking 25 dollars off. 100-25=75 dollars

//__Question 4:__// If 50 CDs cost 30 dollars, calculate the cost of 25 CDs?



//__Question 5:__// If a child could read 2 200 paged books in 5 hours. How long will it take him to read 6 200 paged books, at the same speed?