Question

Two friends, Alfredo and Bob, are playing golf. Although they are about the same at driving the ball onto the green, Al is better at putting. On the 9th hole, Bob makes a 5 and Al hits into the lake and then gets stuck in a sand trap. By the time he gets to the green and makes it to the hole, his score is 12. Here are the scores for the 9 holes:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Al 5 4 6 4 4 3 4 3 12 45
Bob 6 5 7 5 4 3 5 4 5 44

Find each of the following (if necessary, round to 2 decimal places):
A) Al's mean
B) Al's median
C) Bob's mean
D) Bob' median
E) Who is the better golfer "on average"? (Explain your answer.)

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