What is the absolute difference between the mean and median of the numbers 17, 20, 24, 30, and 35? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

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Answer 1

1.2 is probably the answer you want

17, 20, 24, 30, 35

sum to 126. mean = sum divided by number of data points

divide by 5 = 25.2 = mean = the arithmetic average

median is the middle number = 24, with equal data to the left as to the right

median<mean in this case

24<25.2 by 1.2

the 35 and 30 more above the mean than 17 and 20, skew the distribution to the right, making the mean slightly greater than the median.

if you want to nearest tenth, 1.2 = 1.20 which is exactly the solution, not an approximation