Journalists try to use shorter or simpler words in their news stories whenever possible. The box below shows the number of letters in each word taken from one sentence in a news article. What are the mean and median number of letters per word? What is the outlier? The mean number of letters per word =
(1). 4.5
(2). 5
(3). 11
(4). 60
The median number of letters per word =
(1). 3 and 6
(2). 4.5
(3). 5
(4). 8
The outlier =
(1). 1
(2). 1 and 11
(3). 11
(4). There is no outlier.

The mean number of letters per word =  

✔ 5

The median number of letters per word =

✔ 4.5

The outlier =

✔ There is no outlier.

Step-by-step explanation:

x =-.20752

step-by-step explanation:

4^(x+2)=12

4^(x+2)=12

take the log base 4 on each side

log 4 (4^(x+2) = log 4(12)

we know log b(a^y) = y log b (a)

(x+2) log 4(4) = log 4 (12)

x+2 = log 4 (12)

we know   logb c = loga c/loga b

we want to convert to base 10   so a = 10

by default, we do not write the 10   c = 4   and b = 10

log4 10 = log 12/log 4

log4 10 = log 12/ log 4

x+2 = log 12/ log 4

subtract 2 from each side

x +2 -2 = log 12/ log 4 -2

x = 1.79248125 -2

x =-.20752

3+x

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