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Aziz wonders how many pieces of pizza people tend to eat at a pizza party. He surveys 10 people at the end of a pizza party and asks them how many pieces of pizza they ate. Following is a list of his results. Find and interpret the mean of his data.

Number of Pieces of Pizza Eaten: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6(1 point)
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The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 35. This means people ate a total of 35 pieces of pizza at the pizza party.
The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 35. This means people ate a total of 35 pieces of pizza at the pizza party.

The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.5. This means people ate around 3.5 pieces of pizza on average at the pizza party.
The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.5. This means people ate around 3.5 pieces of pizza on average at the pizza party.

The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.5. This means each person at the pizza party ate at least 3.5 pieces of pizza.
The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.5. This means each person at the pizza party ate at least 3.5 pieces of pizza.

The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5. This means the difference between the greatest number of pieces of pizza eaten and the least number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5.
The mean number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5. This means the difference between the greatest number of pieces of pizza eaten and the least number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Mean = (1+2+2+2+3+4+4+5+6+6) / 10 = 35 / 10 = 3.5.

Interpretation: On average, each person ate 3.5 pieces of pizza at the party (total pieces eaten = 35). Note that the average can be fractional even though individuals ate whole pieces.