Mean Median and Mode Word Problems

Find the mean number of books read by fifth graders to the nearest tenth:

Find the median number of books read by fifth graders:

Find the mean number of books read by seventh graders to the nearest tenth:

Find the median number of books read by seventh graders:

A set of numbers has a mean of 10. If one number is removed and the new mean becomes 9, what is the value of the number that was removed?

• 1

• 10

• 19

• 9

A teacher calculated the mean score of a test to be 75. If five students scored 70, 80, 78, 72, and what score did the fifth student receive to have a mean score of 75?

• 75

• 80

• 85

• 90

A teacher calculates the mean score of a test to be 75. If five students scored 70, 80, 70, 80, and 80, what is the total number of students?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

If the mean of four numbers is 10, what is the sum of the numbers?

• 10

• 20

• 40

• 80

The mean number of books read by the fifth graders is ____, while the mean number of books read by the seventh graders is ____.

The median number of books read by the fifth graders is ____, while the median number of books read by the seventh graders is ____.