A farm equipment company kept a record of the number of tractors made each month.

February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Number of tractors
Month
Tractors made

What is the mean of the numbers?

1 answer

To find the mean number of tractors made from February to September, we first need to add the number of tractors made in each month and then divide by the total number of months.

From the data given:

  • February: 0
  • March: 10
  • April: 20
  • May: 30
  • June: 40
  • July: 50
  • August: 60
  • September: 70

Now, we can sum these numbers:

\[ 0 + 10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 60 + 70 = 280 \]

Next, we count the number of months, which is 8 (from February to September).

Now we calculate the mean:

\[ \text{Mean} = \frac{\text{Total number of tractors}}{\text{Number of months}} = \frac{280}{8} = 35 \]

Thus, the mean number of tractors made per month from February to September is 35.