To study the output of a machine that fills boxes with cereal, a quality control engineer weighed 150 boxes of Brand X cereal. The frequency distribution in the following table summarizes his findings. Find the mean weight of the boxes of cereal. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) oz x = Weight (ounces) 15.3 ≤ x < 15.6 15.6 ≤ x < 15.9 15.9 ≤ x < 16.2 16.2 ≤ x 16.5 16.5 ≤ x< 16.8 Number of Boxes 14 23 83 17 13

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To study the output of a machine that fills boxes with cereal, a quality control engineer weighed 150 boxes of Brand X cereal. The frequency distribution in the following table summarizes
his findings. Find the mean weight of the boxes of cereal. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
OZ
x = Weight
(ounces)
15.3 x 15.6
15.6 x
15.9
15.9
x < 16.2
16.2
x 16.5
16.5 x
16.8
Number of
Boxes
Transcribed Image Text:To study the output of a machine that fills boxes with cereal, a quality control engineer weighed 150 boxes of Brand X cereal. The frequency distribution in the following table summarizes his findings. Find the mean weight of the boxes of cereal. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) OZ x = Weight (ounces) 15.3 x 15.6 15.6 x 15.9 15.9 x < 16.2 16.2 x 16.5 16.5 x 16.8 Number of Boxes
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