The nurse is compiling information about the residents in an extended care facility. Which process does the nurse use to find the average age of the residents?
A) Arrange all the ages in ascending order and find the middle age.
B) Add all the ages together and divide the total by the number of residents.
C) Arrange the ages in descending order and identify the most common age.
D) Arrange the ages in ascending order and eliminate the high and low extreme.

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The average age is found by adding all the ages together and dividing the total by the number of residents.

The Nurse Is Compiling Information About the Residents in an Extended