To find the mean (average) of the hours Madelyn spent babysitting each month, we first need to sum the hours and then divide by the number of months.
Here are the hours for each month:
- November: 3
- December: 9
- January: 3
- February: 5
- March: 7
- April: 4
- May: 3
- June: 6
Now, let's calculate the total hours:
\[ 3 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 4 + 3 + 6 = 40 \]
Next, we count the number of months:
There are 8 months in total.
Now, we divide the total hours by the number of months to find the mean:
\[ \text{Mean} = \frac{\text{Total Hours}}{\text{Number of Months}} = \frac{40}{8} = 5 \]
Therefore, the mean number of hours spent babysitting each month is 5 hours.
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