SOLUTION
The average of the 5 numbers become
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Average =}(\frac{42}{1}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{44}{1}+\frac{5}{8}+\frac{3}{4})\text{ divided by 5} \\ \\ \text{Average = }\frac{336+1+352+5+6}{8}\text{ divided by 5} \\ \\ \text{Average = }\frac{700}{8}\text{ divided by 5} \\ \\ \text{Average =}\frac{700}{8}\times\frac{1}{5} \\ \frac{700}{40} \\ \\ \frac{70}{4} \\ \\ \frac{35}{2} \\ \\ \text{Average = 17}\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]