Math Problem Statement

The products from a factory are sold in three price ranges. These are shown in the attached table.

Becky wants to estimate at what price the factory sold its products on average last month.

Her data is not complete. She knows the company sold 183 products last month, and she knows that 37 were classic products, 104 were regular products, and 42 were premium products.

Fill out the mean-frequency table to calculate the average price of a product sold by the factory last month.

Solution

To calculate the average price of a product sold by the factory last month, we need to set up a mean-frequency table using the given information. Let's summarize the data provided:

  1. Number of Products Sold:

    • Classic: 37 products
    • Regular: 104 products
    • Premium: 42 products
    • Total: 183 products
  2. Price Ranges (assuming hypothetical ranges for the calculation, as the exact price ranges are not provided):

    • Classic: Let's assume the average price is P1P_1.
    • Regular: Let's assume the average price is P2P_2.
    • Premium: Let's assume the average price is P3P_3.
  3. Frequency of Each Product Category:

    • Classic: 37
    • Regular: 104
    • Premium: 42
  4. Mean-Frequency Table:

Product TypePrice ($)FrequencyTotal Price Contribution ($)
ClassicP1P_13737×P137 \times P_1
RegularP2P_2104104×P2104 \times P_2
PremiumP3P_34242×P342 \times P_3
Total-18337P1+104P2+42P337P_1 + 104P_2 + 42P_3

To calculate the average price of the products sold last month, use the formula for the weighted mean:

Average Price=Total Price ContributionTotal Frequency=37P1+104P2+42P3183\text{Average Price} = \frac{\text{Total Price Contribution}}{\text{Total Frequency}} = \frac{37P_1 + 104P_2 + 42P_3}{183}

To complete the table and calculate the exact average, we need the actual average prices (P1P_1, P2P_2, and P3P_3) for each product category. If you have this data, please provide it, and I can compute the exact average price for you.

Would you like to provide those prices, or do you need more help on this calculation?

Here are 5 follow-up questions to consider:

  1. What are the exact price values for the Classic, Regular, and Premium products?
  2. How does the frequency of sales affect the overall average price calculation?
  3. What if one category had significantly higher sales? How would that impact the average?
  4. Are there any other factors besides the price and frequency that could affect the average price estimation?
  5. How would the calculation change if there were additional product categories?

Tip: When calculating a weighted average, always ensure that the weights (frequencies) accurately represent the proportion of each category in the total dataset.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Weighted Average
Frequency Distribution

Formulas

Weighted Average = (Σ (Frequency × Price)) / Σ Frequency

Theorems

Weighted Average Theorem

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8