A consumer research group recently reported the amount of sugar in 12-ounce servings of six popular soft drinks. The results in grams were 29, 52, 31.5, 36, 47, and 52. Calculate the mean, the median, and the mode of the amount of sugar in these soft drinks.
A) Mean: 43.3 grams; median: 40.5 grams; mode: 32.5grams
B) Mean: 41.3 grams; median: 41.5 grams; mode: 52 grams
C) Mean: 42.3 grams; median: 43.5 grams; mode: 29.5 grams
D) Mean: 40.3 grams; median: 42.5 grams; mode: 30.5 grams
E) Mean: 39.3 grams; median: 39.5 grams; mode: 33.5 grams

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First, arrange the data in ascending order: 29, 31.5, 36, 47, 52, 52. The mean is calculated by adding all the values and dividing by the number of values: (29 + 31.5 + 36 + 47 + 52 + 52) / 6 = 247.5 / 6 = 41.25 (rounded to 41.3). The median, the middle value of the ordered data set, is the average of the 3rd and 4th values: (36 + 47) / 2 = 41.5. The mode, the most frequent value, is 52.

A Consumer Research Group Recently Reported the Amount of Sugar