A consumer testing service obtained the mileages (in miles per gallon) shown in the table at the left in five test runs performed with three types of compact cars.

(a) The manufacturer of Car A wants to advertise that its car performed best in this test. Which measure of central tendency—mean, median, or mode—should be used for its claim? Explain your reasoning.

(b) The manufacturer of Car B wants to advertise that its car performed best in this test. Which measure of central tendency—mean, median, or mode—should be used for its claim? Explain your reasoning.

(c) The manufacturer of Car C wants to advertise that its car performed best in this test. Which measure of central tendency—mean, median, or mode—should be used for its claim? Explain your reasoning.

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Car A B C Run 1 28 3 29 Run 2 32 29 32 Run 3 28 31 28 Run 4 30 29 32 Run 5 34 31 30