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The given data shows the gold medals received by various countries in an international event from 1956 to 2003. France Korea Britain Cuba China 39 27 17 16 15 What is the average number of medals received by a country?

  1. 37.27

  2. 22.8

  3. 38.27

  4. 38.67
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Explanation

Sum = 39 + 27 + 17 + 16 + 15 = 114. Average = 114 / 5 = 22.8.

AI explanation

To find the average number of medals, calculate the arithmetic mean of the given data set. The total number of gold medals is 39 plus 27 plus 17 plus 16 plus 15, which equals 114. Because there are 5 countries listed in the table, divide the total medals by 5. This gives 114 divided by 5, resulting in an average of 22.8 medals per country.

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