To find the average time it takes for the five attendants to clean a room, you'll need to add all their times together and then divide by the number of attendants.
- First, add the times together:
\[ 59 + 37 + 49 + 55 + 51 = 251 \text{ minutes} \]
- Now, divide the total time by the number of attendants (5):
\[ \text{Average time} = \frac{251}{5} = 50.2 \text{ minutes} \]
So, on average, it takes the attendants approximately 50.2 minutes to clean a room.