1. **State the problem:** We need to find the standard deviation of the number of cell phones sold from Monday to Friday, given the data: 20, 21, 22, 30, 32.
2. **Formula for standard deviation:** The standard deviation $\sigma$ for a sample is given by:
$$\sigma = \sqrt{\frac{1}{n-1} \sum_{i=1}^n (x_i - \bar{x})^2}$$
where $n$ is the number of data points, $x_i$ are the data values, and $\bar{x}$ is the mean.
3. **Calculate the mean $\bar{x}$:**
$$\bar{x} = \frac{20 + 21 + 22 + 30 + 32}{5} = \frac{125}{5} = 25$$
4. **Calculate each squared deviation:**
$$ (20 - 25)^2 = (-5)^2 = 25 $$
$$ (21 - 25)^2 = (-4)^2 = 16 $$
$$ (22 - 25)^2 = (-3)^2 = 9 $$
$$ (30 - 25)^2 = 5^2 = 25 $$
$$ (32 - 25)^2 = 7^2 = 49 $$
5. **Sum of squared deviations:**
$$ 25 + 16 + 9 + 25 + 49 = 124 $$
6. **Calculate variance:**
$$ s^2 = \frac{124}{5 - 1} = \frac{124}{4} $$
Show cancellation:
$$ s^2 = \frac{\cancel{124}}{\cancel{4}} = 31 $$
7. **Calculate standard deviation:**
$$ \sigma = \sqrt{31} \approx 5.57 $$
**Final answer:** The standard deviation of the number of cell phones sold is approximately **5.57**.
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