5.1 Finding the Mean/Average

Dr. Phipps is a dentist. She needs to report on the average number of cavities that her patients have.

They were: 1,1,5,6,7 ..whats the average?

• 20

• 4

• 1

• 5

On the States and Capitals test, Devin scored a 12, Levi scored a 15, and Ryan scored a 18. What was the average score for these students? _________

• 15

• 45

• 12

The number of pages that Mia wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below:

9, 8, 12, 11, 20

What is the average number of pages she wrote per day?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 12

Find the average of these numbers:

5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2

• 36

• 6

• 2

• 4

Hannah has scored the following number of points in the last five games: 2, 57, 38, 42, 6. What is her average over those games?

• 29

• 38

• 50

• 145

How do you find the mean/average?

• Found by identifying the data that is your favorite.

• Found be identifying the number in the middle of the data.

• Found by subtracting the smallest from the largest.

• Found by adding all of the data and dividing by how many there are.

Daniel has hit the following number of homeruns over the last 5 years: 25, 21, 36, 19, and 29. What is his average number of homeruns per year?

• 130

• 21

• 26

• 36

Find the average of the following data...

5, 3, 6, 5, 3, 9, 4

• 8

• 5

• 6

• 7

Jeff has four grades in Science. If his scores are 100, 96, 96, and 100, what is his average?

• 96

• 97

• 98

• 100

To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2
• The minimum
• The maximum
• The number of items

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3