Question

mariana volunteered at the city botanical gardens, recording the number of butterflies attracted by each of the 5 exhibits. she recorded: 7 butterflies 6 butterflies 5 butterflies 8 butterflies 9 butterflies what was the mean number of butterflies recorded? butterflies

Explanation:

Step1: Sum up the number of butterflies

$$7 + 6+5 + 8+9=35$$

Step2: Calculate the mean

The formula for the mean is $\frac{\text{Sum of data}}{\text{Number of data points}}$. Here, the number of data points is $5$.
$$\frac{35}{5}=7$$

Answer:

$7$