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What is the difference between average male participants in marathon and average female participants in marathon ?
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550
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550
Calculate the difference for each year first: 300, 500, 700, 800, 700. Sum them up (2750) and divide by 5 (2750/5=550).
Data represents marathon participants: 2021(M:1500, F:1200), 2022(M:2000, F:1500), 2023(M:2500, F:1800), 2024(M:3000, F:2200), 2025(M:3500, F:2800).
Average=nтИСValuesтАЛ,Difference=тИгAvgMтАЛтИТAvgFтАЛтИг
Calculate the difference for each year first: 300, 500, 700, 800, 700. Sum them up (2750) and divide by 5 (2750/5=550).
Many students calculate the sum of total participants instead of separating male and female, or perform incorrect year-by-year subtraction.
Calculate average of male participants
Sum of male participants from 2021 to 2025 is 1500+2000+2500+3000+3500=12500. Divide by 5 years.
AvgMтАЛ=512500тАЛ=2500
Calculate average of female participants
Sum of female participants from 2021 to 2025 is 1200+1500+1800+2200+2800=9500. Divide by 5 years.
AvgFтАЛ=59500тАЛ=1900
Calculate the difference
Subtract the average female participants from the average male participants.
2500тИТ1900=550
B is correct because the average male participant count is 2500 and female is 1900, resulting in a difference of 550.
For large datasets, calculating the difference per period before averaging can save significant time and reduce potential arithmetic errors.