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(a)
To calculate: The frequency distribution with the use of six classes of equal size
(b)
To calculate: The mean of the survey of the lunch-hour sales receipts with for frequency distribution with the use of six classes of equal size
(c)
To graph: A histogram for the Internet cafe from the frequency distribution data.
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