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Suppose the scores of seven members of a women's golf team are [tex]68, 62, 60, 64, 70, 66, 72[/tex].

Find the mean, median, and midrange.

a. Mean [tex]=64[/tex], median [tex]=64[/tex], midrange [tex]=64[/tex]

b. Mean [tex]=65[/tex], median [tex]=64[/tex], midrange [tex]=66[/tex]

c. Mean [tex]=66[/tex], median [tex]=77[/tex], midrange [tex]=65[/tex]

d. Mean [tex]=66[/tex], median [tex]=66[/tex], midrange [tex]=66[/tex]

Please select the best answer from the choices provided:
A
B
C
D

Answer :

To solve the problem of finding the mean, median, and midrange of the given scores, let's go through each calculation step by step:

1. Mean: The mean is the average of the numbers. You calculate it by adding all the scores together and then dividing by the number of scores.

Scores: 68, 62, 60, 64, 70, 66, 72

[tex]\[
\text{Mean} = \frac{68 + 62 + 60 + 64 + 70 + 66 + 72}{7} = \frac{462}{7} = 66
\][/tex]

2. Median: The median is the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order. To find the median from our list of scores, first, we need to sort them:

Sorted scores: 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72

Since we have an odd number of scores (7), the median will be the fourth score:

[tex]\[
\text{Median} = 66
\][/tex]

3. Midrange: The midrange is the average of the highest and lowest numbers in the set.

Lowest score = 60, Highest score = 72

[tex]\[
\text{Midrange} = \frac{60 + 72}{2} = \frac{132}{2} = 66
\][/tex]

Based on these calculations, the correct answer is:

b. Mean [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex], median [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex], midrange [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex]

However, let's go back to the original options provided. According to the choices:

- The exact correct match for our findings is missing. It seems like the correct match based on actual calculations should have been:
- Mean [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex], median [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex], midrange [tex]\(= 66\)[/tex]

Given these details, it looks like there is no precisely matching option, but based on the numerical findings, you might want to verify the options or possibly there is a typo in listing them.