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A teacher wants to find out the average number of weekly reading hours of her students. She noted the number of reading hours of 5 of her students, as shown below:5, 2, 4, 8, 6Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for this situation, and what is its value? Only the median; 5 Only the mean; 4 Either the mean or median; both are 5 Either the mean or median; both are 4

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Answer:C: Either the mean or median; both are 5Step-by-step explanation:MEAN: 5+2+4+8+6= 25 = 25/5= MEAN IS 5MEDIAN: put it in order: 2,4,5,6,8               cross out 2,8,4,6               left over number is 5              So median is 5