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The mean height of three groups of students consisting of 20, 16 and 14 students are 1.67 m, 1.50 m and 1.40 m, respectively. Find the mean height of all the students. Calculate the mean, correct to t

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1.5 m\textbf{1.5 m}

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: The mean height of three groups of students consisting of 20, 16 and 14 students are 1.67 m1.67 \text{ m}, 1.50 m1.50 \text{ m} and 1.40 m1.40 \text{ m}, respectively. Find the mean height of all the students. Calculate the mean, correct to two significant figures.

To find the mean height of all students, we need to calculate the weighted mean. The formula for the weighted mean is:

Xˉtotal=N1Xˉ1+N2Xˉ2+N3Xˉ3N1+N2+N3\bar{X}_{\text{total}} = \frac{N_1 \bar{X}_1 + N_2 \bar{X}_2 + N_3 \bar{X}_3}{N_1 + N_2 + N_3}

where NiN_i is the number of students in group ii and Xˉi\bar{X}_i is the mean height of group ii.

  1. Identify the given values for each group.

    For Group 1: N1=20N_1 = 20 students, Xˉ1=1.67 m\bar{X}_1 = 1.67 \text{ m}
    For Group 2: N2=16N_2 = 16 students, Xˉ2=1.50 m\bar{X}_2 = 1.50 \text{ m}
    For Group 3: N3=14N_3 = 14 students, Xˉ3=1.40 m\bar{X}_3 = 1.40 \text{ m}

  2. Calculate the total number of students.

    Total students=N1+N2+N3=20+16+14=50\text{Total students} = N_1 + N_2 + N_3 = 20 + 16 + 14 = 50
  3. Calculate the sum of heights for each group and then the total sum of heights.

    Sum of heights for Group 1 = 20×1.67 m=33.4 m20 \times 1.67 \text{ m} = 33.4 \text{ m}
    Sum of heights for Group 2 = 16×1.50 m=24.0 m16 \times 1.50 \text{ m} = 24.0 \text{ m}
    Sum of heights for Group 3 = 14×1.40 m=19.6 m14 \times 1.40 \text{ m} = 19.6 \text{ m}
    Total sum of heights = 33.4 m+24.0 m+19.6 m=77.0 m33.4 \text{ m} + 24.0 \text{ m} + 19.6 \text{ m} = 77.0 \text{ m}

  4. Calculate the mean height of all the students.

    Xˉtotal=77.0 m50\bar{X}_{\text{total}} = \frac{77.0 \text{ m}}{50} Xˉtotal=1.54 m\bar{X}_{\text{total}} = 1.54 \text{ m}
  5. Round the mean height to two significant figures as requested.

    The first two significant figures are 1 and 5. The next digit is 4, which is less than 5, so we round down.

    Xˉtotal≈1.5 m\bar{X}_{\text{total}} \approx 1.5 \text{ m}

    The mean height of all the students, correct to two significant figures, is 1.5 m\boxed{\textbf{1.5 m}}.

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