State which type of average, the mean, median, or mode, would be most appropriate in the situation described. Explain your thinking.A state governor is planning a tax cut. The governor is to announce the average amount that people would save if the tax cut were to take effect. If the governor wants to exaggerate the benefit of the tax cut, which average would he quote?

What will be an ideal response?


The mean. The mean will affected by the few unusually high salaries and will be larger than the median. The mean will not be representative of the amount that most people will save.

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