Average Word Problems

John hoped for an A for his final average in Math. To receive an A he needs to have an average of 95 or higher. Going in to his 6th and final exam, he already had an average of 96. What score does he need to attain on the 6th test to secure an A?

• 95

• 92

• 90

• 100

Barb scored 97, 92, 85, and 82 on her first four tests. What score does she need to get on her fifth test so that her final average will be 89?

• 100

• 89

• 97

• 92

Over three days the average temperature was 82 degrees. After the fourth day, the average temp for the four days went up to 84 degrees. What was the temperature on the fourth day?

• -14 degrees

• 82 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 84 degrees

A group of 9 players had an average weight of 55 kg. When the coach added his weight the average went up to 72.125 kg. What was the coach's weight?

• 82kg

• 55 kg

• 72 kg

• 83 kg

In a set of values, the average of the first 6 values was 85 and average of the remaining 8 values was 4.5. What was the overall average of the all the values together?

• 40

• 39

• 39.5

• 14

Mr. Starky decided to give a pizza party to every class on campus. He bought 189 pizza slices for 5th and 6th grade. He bought 213 pizza slices for 7th and 8th grade. How many pizza slices did he buy total?

• 401

• 5

• 400

• 402

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

• 8

• 12

• 72

• 48

Gerald has grades of an 80, 100, 95 and a 73. What is Gerald's average grade?

• 97

• 83

• 87

• 77