The Owner of a Small Manufacturing Plant Employs Six People

question 42

Multiple Choice

The owner of a small manufacturing plant employs six people. As part of their personnel file, she asked each one to record to the nearest mile the round-trip distance they travel to and from work each day. The six distances are listed below. Find the variance rounded to the nearest tenth. 55 31 67 25 52 46

• A) 45.9
• B) 244.8
• C) 13,539.1
• D) 38.3

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