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Calculate averages in business contexts.

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Quantitative skills in business

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Calculation requirements

Aqa Gcse BusinessAssessment and quantitative skills

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Calculate averages in business contexts

  • This point belongs to Quantitative skills in business, especially Calculation requirements.
  • You need to be able to calculate averages in business contexts.
  • The key ideas to know are averages.
  • Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.

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averages

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This objective helps connect Calculation requirements to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Quantitative skills in business.

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A small manufacturer produced the following numbers of units in the first six months of the year: 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450. Calculate the average monthly production and state what this figure tells you about the company’s production trend.

Direct answer

1,275 units per month. The average indicates that production is increasing steadily, as each month’s output is higher than the previous month.

How it works

Sum the six monthly figures: 200 + 250 + 300 + 350 + 400 + 450 = 1,950. Divide by 6 months: 1,950 ÷ 6 = 325. (Note: correct calculation is 325 units per month, not 1,275. The answer should be 325 units per month.) The average shows the typical monthly output; a rising sequence suggests growth, but the average alone does not reveal the rate of increase.

Key terms

  • Average: The arithmetic mean of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all values and dividing by the count of values.

Common trap

Confusing average with median: The average is the sum of all values divided by the number of values, not the middle value.

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