A farmer keeps a record of the weekly milk yield of his herd of seven cows over a period of six months. He finds that the mean yield is 24 litres. He buys another cow that he is told will produce 28 litres of milk a week. Work out the effect this will have on the mean milk yield of his cows.​

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A farmer keeps a record of the weekly milk yield of his herd of seven cows over a period of six months. He finds that the mean yield is 24 liters. He buys another cow that he is told will produce 28 liters of milk a week. Work out the effect this will have on the mean milk yield of his cows.​

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Answer:

24.5 liters/week

Step-by-step explanation:

24 liters/week for 7 cows is 168 liters/week

Add 1 cow that produces 28 liters/week

The new total is 196 liters/week for 8 cows

(196 liters/week for 8 cows)/(8 cows) = 24.5 liters/week is the new mean.