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When calculating mean, you sum every number in some data set and divide by how many numbers are in the set.

For every zero added to the data, the sum doesn't change but the number which you divide the sum by increases by one.

For example, if your homework grades in a class are:

82, 76, 90, 85, 92

Your mean homework grade then is

(82 + 76 + 90 + 85 + 92) / 5 = 425 / 5 = 85

Say you forget to do your next homework assignment, so you get a zero. To calculate your new mean grade, instead of adding up the numbers again, just increase the denominator by one:

425 / (5 + 1) = 425 / 6 = about 71

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