Answer:
The average diffusion distance is 2.1 mm
Explanation:
Given
Diffusion distance of the four potato squares are;
[tex]Potato 1: 2.1 mm\\Potato 2: 1.8 mm\\Potato 3: 2.3 mm\\Potato 4: 2.2 mm[/tex]
Required
Average Diffusion Distance
To calculate the average diffusion distance; we simply calculate the mean of the student recordings
Mean is calculated as thus;
[tex]Mean = \frac{\sum x}{n}[/tex]
Where x is the individual distance of the potato squares
[tex]\sum x = 2.1 mm + 1.8 mm + 2.3 mm + 2,2 mm[/tex]
[tex]\sum x = 8.4mm[/tex]
n is the number of potato squares
n = 4
[tex]Mean = \frac{\sum x}{n}[/tex]
[tex]Mean = \frac{8.4 mm}{4}[/tex]
[tex]Mean = 2.1 mm[/tex]
Hence, the average diffusion distance is 2.1mm
