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Center, spread, and shape of distributions: foundations

Problem

This figure presents a dot plot. The numbers on the horizontal axis, from left to right, are 3 through 9 in increments of 1. There is 1 dot above 3, 2 dots above 4, 3 dots above 5, 4 dots above 6, 5 dots above 7, and 1 dot above 9.
Number of bananas per cluster
The dot plot depicts the number of bananas per cluster for a sample of banana clusters. To the nearest banana, what is the mean number of bananas per cluster?
  • 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

How do I enter a student-produced response on the SAT?