A Consumer Group Surveyed the Prices for a Certain Item

question 33

Multiple Choice

A consumer group surveyed the prices for a certain item in five different stores and reported the mean price to be $15.If you visited four of these stores and found their prices to $10,$15,$17,and $25,what is the price of this item at the fifth store?

• A)$8
• B)$10
• C)$12
• D)$15
• E)It cannot be determined.

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Definitions:

Acoustic

Pertaining to sound or the science of sound, especially its production, transmission, and effects.

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A surgical procedure involving the removal of part of the eardrum to treat conditions such as chronic infections or to insert tympanic tubes.

Myringotomy

A surgical procedure to make a tiny cut in the eardrum to relieve pressure caused by excessive fluid accumulation or to insert a tympanostomy tube.

Myringoplasty

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