Mean Word Problems

Anthony earned the following amount for

baby sitting his brother over summer break:

$20, $10, $10, $5, $10, $20, $10, $5, $30, $20, $30, $10,

What is mean amount that he earned each day?

During the basketball season, the Chargers won by 12 points in their first game, 4 points in the second game,

2 points in the third game, 2 points in the fourth game, and 12 points in the last game. Find the mean number

of points that the Chargers won by each game.

Melissa recorded the following heights of some of her classmates:

60 inches, 48 inches, 62 inches, 60 inches.

Find the mean height of her classmates.

Alexander measured the shoe size of his classmates and received the following data:

8, 7, 8, 6, 10, 5, 10, 8, 6, and 6.

Find the mean shoe size of his classmates.

Jennifer recorded the following temperatures

while researching her science project:

90, 60, 55, 60, 55, 75, 75, 70, 75, 80

Find the mean temperature that she recorded.

Joseph read the following number of pages of his favorite book

each night before bed:

14.5, 20, 10, 20, 40, 10, 10, 20, 40

What is the mean number of pages that he read every night?

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

The mean weight of a group of seven boys is 56 kg. The individual weights (in kg) of six of them are 52, 57, 55, 60, 59 and 55. Find the weight of the seventh boy.

• 52

• 54

• 60

• 55

Jack earns $100 on the first day, $60 on the second day, $150 on the third day, $80 on the fourth day and $90 on the fifth day. What was his average earnings?

• 88

• 94

• 96

• 98

When a number x is added to the data set 4, 8, 20, 25, 32 the new mean is 15. Find the value of x

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

Aron's scores on his first four math tests were 84, 85, 88 and 95. To get an A in the class, he needs to have an average of 90 or better. What score must he make on the fifth test to get an A

• 99

• 92

• 90

• 98