The mean temperature is calculated by adding all the temperatures together and then dividing by the total number of days.
Mean temperature = (89 + 85 + 90 + 87 + 86 + 91 + 88 + 89) / 8
Mean temperature = 705 / 8
Mean temperature = 88.1
Therefore, the mean temperature is 88.1°F.
The temperatures (in ° F) in a city on randomly selected days during the summer are 89, 85, 90, 87, 86, 91, 88, and 89. What is the mean temperature? Round your answer to one decimal place.
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The low temperatures during one week in January were 2° , −3° , −9° , −11° , 1° , −8° , and −9° . What was the median low temperature that week?