Sam received scores of 84,86,83,90 and 87 on five tests

Five tests scores of Sam: 84, 86, 83, 90 and 8784, 86, 83, 90 and 87

Five tests scores of Hola: 90, 75, 94, 68 and 9890, 75, 94, 68 and 98

Finding average test scores of Sam:

Average=84+86+83+90+875=4305∴Average=86Average=84+86+83+90+875=4305∴Average=86

Therefore, the average tests scores of Sam is 8686.

Finding average test scores of Hola:

Average=90+75+94+68+985=4255∴Average=85Average=90+75+94+68+985=4255∴Average=85

Therefore, the average tests scores of Hola is 8585.

Therefore, Hola had a higher average.

Average:

The average is the typical value of a set of data. It is also called the mean, which is equivalent to the fraction of the sum of all the data over the total number of data in the set.