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Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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The data are the prices of several digital cameras at a store.
$130, $170, $230, $130, $250, $275, $130, $185$130, $170, $230, $130, $250, $275, $130, $185
a. Does the price shown in the advertisement represent the prices well? Explain.
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no; The price shown in the ad is not the highest price.
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no; The price shown in the ad is the
mode , but it is the lowest price. Most cameras cost more. -
yes; The price shown in the ad occurs most often, so it best represents the camera prices.
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b. Why might the store use this advertisement?
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The store might want to only sell the $130 cameras.
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By advertising the lowest price, they are likely to draw more customers to the store.
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The store is likely out of the higher-priced cameras.yes; The price shown in the ad is the mean, so it best represents the camera prices.
c. In this situation, why might a person want to know the mean, the median, and the mode? Explain.
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Knowing all the measures can help you know all the different model prices.
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Knowing all the measures can help you know how many cameras the store has on sale.
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Knowing all the measures can help you know whether the store has many models in your price
range . -
Knowing all the measures can help you know which is the cheapest camera at the store.
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