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Interpret dot plots with fraction operations

Problem

The plot below shows the mass of 5 bags of apples.
A line plot labeled mass of apple bags in kilograms shows, moving left to right, labeled tick marks at two, two and one-half, three, three and one-half, four, four and one-half, five, five and one-half, and six. Dots are plotted as follows: 1 dot above two and one-half; 2 dots above three and one-half; 1 dot above five, and 1 dot above five and one-half.
If we rearranged the apples so that each bag contained an equal mass, what would the mass of each bag be?
All measurements are rounded to the nearest 12 kilogram.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
kilograms
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