Problem regarding the maximum life spans

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1. The following is a list of closing prices for 15 of the stocks held by an institutional investor. What was the average closing price for this sample of stocks? The median closing price?

$31.69	56.69	65.50	83.50	56.88
72.06	121.44	97.00	42.25	71.88
70.63	35.81	83.19	43.63	40.06

2. A reference book lists the following maximum life spans (in years) for animals in captivity: Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009, p. 329.

Beaver	50	Grizzly bear	50
Bison	40	Horse (domestic)	50
Camel	50	Kangaroo	24
Cat (domestic)	37	Moose	27
Chimpanzee	60	Pig	27
Cow	30	Polar bear	45
Dog (domestic)	20	Rabbit	13
Asian elephant	77	Sea lion	34
Giraffe	36	Sheep	20
Goat	18	Tiger	26
Gorilla	54	Zebra	50

What is the mean of these maximum life spans? The median?

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