Question

on a survey, 6 students reported how many minutes it takes them to travel to school. here are their responses:
6, 5, 13, 8, 13, 15
find the mean travel time for these students.
if necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
□ minutes

Explanation:

Step1: Sum the travel times

Add all the given travel times: \(6 + 5 + 13 + 8 + 13 + 15\).
Calculating: \(6+5 = 11\), \(11 + 13 = 24\), \(24 + 8 = 32\), \(32 + 13 = 45\), \(45 + 15 = 60\).

Step2: Divide by number of students

There are 6 students, so divide the sum by 6: \(\frac{60}{6}=10.0\)? Wait, no, wait, let's recalculate the sum. Wait, 6 + 5 is 11, 11 +13 is 24, 24 +8 is 32, 32 +13 is 45, 45 +15 is 60? Wait, no, 6+5=11, 11+13=24, 24+8=32, 32+13=45, 45+15=60. Then 60 divided by 6 is 10? Wait, but let's check again. Wait the numbers are 6,5,13,8,13,15. Let's add them: 5+6=11, 13+8=21, 13+15=28. Then 11+21=32, 32+28=60. Yes, sum is 60. Number of data points is 6. So mean is 60/6=10.0.

Answer:

10.0