Answer
The geometric mean:1.0367.
The single perentage growth: 3.67%.
The result is similar to the mean but not exactly the same.
Work Step by Step
The geometric mean of n values can be computed by the nth root of the product of the values. $\sqrt[5] {1.017 \cdot 1.037 \cdot 1.052 \cdot 1.051 \cdot 1.027}=1.0367.$ Hence the single perentage growth that would be the same: 3.67%.
Mean:$\frac{1.017+1.037+1.052+1.051+1.027}{5}=1.0368.$ Hence the result is similar to the mean but not exactly the same.
