Mean and Median

What is the process for finding the Mean?

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, add them together, and divide by the amount of numbers in he set.

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, place one finger on the least number and the other on the greatest and move center one step at a time.

• Examine the data set for repeating numbers, write down the number that repeats the most.

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, subtract the least number from the greatest number.

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What is the process for finding the Median?

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, subtract the least number from the greatest number.

• Examine the data set for repeating numbers, write down the number that repeats the most.

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, place one finger on the least number and the other on the greatest and move center one step at a time.

• Organize the numbers from least to greatest, add them together, and divide by the amount of numbers in he set.

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Find the mean of the data set.

10, 12, 8, 7, 11

• 48

• 9.6

• 9

• 10.2

• 11.6

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Find the median of the data set.

21, 22, 18, 19, 19, 23

• 18.9

• 18

• 19

• 19.5

• 20

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Students were asked to participate in a fund raiser to raise money for a school dance and carnival. Three sixth grade classes competed to raise the most money. Class one raised $205, class two raised $185, and class three raised $220. What was the average amount of money raised by the students?

• 215.33

• 210.33

• 215

• 203.33

• 610

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What happens if you land on two numbers for the median?

• Do nothing, there are two medians.

• There is no median.

• Find the average of the median by adding the two middle numbers and dividing by two.

• Add them together and do nothing else.

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What is another word for the mathematical term mean?

• artistic

• average

• boring

• rude

• annoying

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Find the mean of the data set.

22, 25, 20, 20, 21, 21, 23

• 152

• 21.71

• 22.71

• 22

• 21

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Find the mean and median of the data set.

37, 41, 40, 40, 42

• Mean: 40, Median: 40

• Mean: 200, Median: 5

• Mean: 40. 5, Median: 41

• Mean: 40.8, Median: 40

• Mean: 39.5, Median: 41.5

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Find the mean and median.

72, 70, 70, 72

• Mean: 72, Median: 72

• Mean: 71. 5, Median: 71

• Mean: 70, Median: 70

• Mean: 71, Median: 71

• Mean: 284, Median: 4

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