A recent report in Woman’s World magazine suggested that the typical family of four with an...

A recent report in Woman’s World magazine suggested that the typical family of four with an intermediate budget spends about $106 per week on food. The following frequency distribution was included in the report. Compute the mean, median, and standard deviation. How do your results compare with those of the report?

Amount Spent ($)	Frequency
$80 to under $85	6
85 to under 90	12
90 to under 95	23
95 to under 100	35
100 to under 105	24
105 to under 110	10

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