Which Mean do you Mean? (Tanton: Mathematics) @DrJamesTanton

Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Here is a classic little word problem whose ambiguity opens to the world of means: Which mean do you mean and what do you want a mean to be?

Let's learn about the arithmetic mean and harmonic mean in a natural context, and explore beyond and more!

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