The lifetimes (in hours) of 120 electric bulbs produced by a factory are recorded below

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Problem

The lifetimes (in hours) of 120 electric bulbs produced by a factory are recorded below. Notice that the class sizes are not all the same. (a) Draw up a working table with any columns you find necessary to calculate the arithmetic mean of the lifetimes.
Lifetime (hours)200–300300–400400–450450–500500–600
Number of bulbs830253720
(b) Determine the average lifetime of a bulb produced by the factory, giving your answer correct to the nearest hour.

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