diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
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@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ Reshaping
 
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+- Bug in :meth:`pivot_table` not returning correct type ``float`` when ``margins=True`` and ``aggfunc='mean'`` (:issue:`24893`)
 
 Sparse
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