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A football team's goals scored across 20 matches in a season are distributed as follows. Find the mean number of goals scored per match.

Goals scored (xx)01234
Number of matches (ff)36731
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Using xˉ=∑fx∑f\bar{x} = \dfrac{\sum fx}{\sum f} for this discrete frequency distribution:

Step 1 — Tabulate fxfx.

xxfffxfx
030
166
2714
339
414
Total2033

Step 2 — Sum. ∑f=3+6+7+3+1=20\sum f = 3+6+7+3+1=20 (matches the stated 20 matches). ∑fx=0+6+14+9+4=33\sum fx = 0+6+14+9+4 = 33.

Step 3 — Divide.

xˉ=3320=1.65\bar{x} = \dfrac{33}{20} = 1.65

Independent check. Re-adding the fxfx column as (6+9)+(14+4)+0=15+18+0=33(6+9)+(14+4)+0 = 15+18+0=33 — confirms the total.

✓Final answer

xˉ=1.65\bar{x} = 1.65 goals per match

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