Averaging Fun: Multi-Step Problems with Real-Life Data

A class of 5 students scored the following on a test: 85, 90, 78, 92, and 88. What is the average score of the class?

• 87.5

• 85.0

• 86.6

• 90.2

Lily has 4 different plants. They grew 12 cm, 15 cm, 10 cm, and 18 cm in height this month. What is the average height increase of her plants?

• 13.75 cm

• 14 cm

• 12.5 cm

• 15.5 cm

In a week, Tom read 3 books with the following page counts: 150, 200, and 250 pages. What is the average number of pages he read per book?

• 175 pages

• 200 pages

• 225 pages

• 300 pages

A farmer collected eggs from his chickens over 5 days: 20, 25, 30, 15, and 10 eggs. What is the average number of eggs collected per day?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 30

During a month, a family spent the following amounts on groceries: $150, $200, $175, $225, and $250. What is the average amount spent on groceries?

• $175

• $250

• 200

• $225

A basketball player scored the following points in 5 games: 20, 25, 30, 15, and 10. What is the average score per game?

• 30

• 20

• 15

• 25

Sarah baked cookies and made 24, 30, and 18 cookies on three different days. What is the average number of cookies she baked each day?

• 22

• 24

• 20

• 26

In a park, the number of visitors over 4 days was 100, 150, 200, and 250. What is the average number of visitors per day?

• 250

• 200

• 175

• 150

A teacher recorded the number of books read by her students in a month: 5, 7, 10, 6, and 8. What is the average number of books read by each student?

• 7.2

• 6.5

• 8.0

• 9.0

A pet store sold the following number of fish over 5 days: 12, 15, 10, 20, and 18. What is the average number of fish sold per day?

• 17

• 15

• 14

• 16