Calculate the Average of Three Numbers: 2, 5, and 9

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Calculate the average

00:03 To calculate the average, we need to divide the sum by the number of occurrences

00:07 Let's sum up the numbers

00:13 And divide by the number of occurrences (3)

00:14 Let's break down 16 into 15 plus 1

00:39 Let's break it down into whole fraction and remainder

00:44 Convert from whole fraction to whole number

00:52 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve for the average of the numbers 2, 5, and 9, we will follow these steps:

We start by calculating the sum of the numbers:

$2 + 5 + 9 = 16$

Next, we count the number of values, which is 3.

Now, we calculate the average using the formula for the arithmetic mean:

$\text{Average} = \frac{16}{3} = 5\frac{1}{3}$

Therefore, the average of the numbers 2, 5, and 9 is $5\frac{1}{3}$ .

This matches choice 2 from the provided options.