Average Adventures: Word Problems & Number Lines in Math

Lily has 4 apples, 6 bananas, and 10 oranges. What is the average number of fruits she has?

• 8.0

• 5.5

• 6.67

• 7.5

Tom read 3 books in January, 5 in February, and 7 in March. What is the average number of books he read per month?

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 4

A class of 5 students scored 80, 85, 90, 75, and 95 on a test. What is the average score of the class?

• 75

• 85

• 80

• 90

Sarah collected 12 seashells on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. What is the average number of seashells she collected each day?

• 8

• 12

• 9

• 10

In a race, the times of 4 runners were 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes, and 14 minutes. What is the average time taken by the runners?

• 11 minutes

• 13 minutes

• 16 minutes

• 12.75 minutes

A gardener planted 5 flowers in the morning, 7 in the afternoon, and 6 in the evening. What is the average number of flowers planted each time?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

During a week, a dog walked 3 miles on Monday, 5 miles on Tuesday, and 4 miles on Wednesday. What is the average distance walked by the dog?

• 3 miles

• 5 miles

• 4 miles

• 4.5 miles

A family spent $50 on groceries, $30 on gas, and $20 on entertainment. What is the average amount spent?

• 25

• 40

• 15

• 33.33

In a video game, a player scored 100 points in level 1, 150 points in level 2, and 200 points in level 3. What is the average score per level?

• 175

• 100

• 200

• 150

A teacher gave 4 quizzes with scores of 85, 90, 75, and 95. What is the average score of the quizzes?

• 87.5

• 90.5

• 84

• 86.25