Jade invested in the stock market. The weekly change in value of her stock, in dollars, over 4 weeks was +23.65, -22.20, -12.75 and +5.98. What is the average weekly change in value of her stock, in dollars?

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Answer:

The average weekly change in value of Jade's stock in dollars is -1.3225

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Jade invested in the stock market.

The weekly change in value of her stock, in dollars, over 4 weeks was +23.65, -22.20, -12.75 and +5.98.

To find the  average weekly change in value of her stock in dollars :

The average weekly change in value of Jade's stock is given by [tex]Average=\frac{sum of the weekly changes in value of her stock in dollars}{total number of weeks}[/tex]

[tex]Average=\frac{23.65+(-22.20)+(-12.75)+5.98}{4}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{23.65-22.20-12.75+5.98}{4}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{29.63-34.92}{4}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{-5.29}{4}[/tex]

[tex]=-1.3225[/tex]

Therefore Average=-1.3225

Therefore the average weekly change in value of Jade's stock in dollars is -1.3225