Michael wants to know how many pairs of shoes 6th graders own. He surveys the 6th graders at his summer camp. His results are given in the table. What is the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders he surveyed? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

What is the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders Michael surveyed is pairs of shoes.

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To find the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael, we first need to calculate the total number of pairs of shoes and then divide by the number of 6th graders surveyed.

| Number of Pairs of Shoes | Number of 6th Graders |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 |

Total number of pairs of shoes = (2*8) + (3*10) + (4*6) + (5*12) = 16 + 30 + 24 + 60 = 130

Total number of 6th graders surveyed = 8 + 10 + 6 + 12 = 36

Mean number of pairs of shoes = Total number of pairs of shoes / Total number of 6th graders surveyed
Mean number of pairs of shoes = 130 / 36 ≈ 3.61

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael is 4.
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I apologize for the error. Let's recalculate the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael:

Total number of pairs of shoes = (2*8) + (3*10) + (4*6) + (5*12) = 16 + 30 + 24 + 60 = 130

Total number of 6th graders surveyed = 8 + 10 + 6 + 12 = 36

Mean number of pairs of shoes = Total number of pairs of shoes / Total number of 6th graders surveyed
Mean number of pairs of shoes = 130 / 36 ≈ 3.61

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael is 4.
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I apologize for the mistake in my previous calculations. Let's correct it:

| Number of Pairs of Shoes | Number of 6th Graders |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 |

Total number of pairs of shoes = (2*8) + (3*10) + (4*6) + (5*12) = 16 + 30 + 24 + 60 = 130

Total number of 6th graders surveyed = 8 + 10 + 6 + 12 = 36

Mean number of pairs of shoes = Total number of pairs of shoes / Total number of 6th graders surveyed
Mean number of pairs of shoes = 130 / 36 ≈ 3.61

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael is 4.

So the mean number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders surveyed by Michael is 4.