Travis's Basketball Training Camp currently has five trainers and a total product of 38 personal training sessions per day. When Travis hires its sixth trainer, total product rises to 42 sessions per day. What is the average product and marginal product when the sixth trainer is hired?

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The average product when the sixth trainer is hired is the total product divided by the number of trainers, which is 42 sessions divided by 6 trainers, equaling 7 sessions per trainer. The marginal product is the increase in total product from hiring the sixth trainer, which is the difference between 42 sessions and 38 sessions, equaling 4 sessions.

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