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Calculate a weighted average price

A fictional mix has 10 units at USD 8 and 30 units at USD 12. What is the weighted average price in USD?

Combination math map

Use equal weights only when the observations are equally weighted

Simple mean

NumeratorSum of values
DenominatorEqual count

Weighted mean

NumeratorΣ value × weight
DenominatorΣ weights

Allocation

ShareWhole × part/total
CheckParts + remainder

Weighted means preserve quantities, proportional allocations preserve shares, and a remainder check reconnects every part to the original whole.