Finding the Mean

How do you find the mean of a set of numbers?

• Add all of the numbers up and then divide by the amount of numbers you have

• Do the largest number minus the smallest number

• Find the middle number

• Find the number that occurs most often

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CCSS.6.NS.B.2

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean of 
9, 11, 2, 6

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean of these numbers:
5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2

• 4.1
• 6
• 4.5
• 4

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

8. Find the mean.
120, 120, 90, 70

• 120
• 400
• 200
• 100

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean:

7, 7, 15, 17, 4, 19, 1

• 10

• 6

• 16

• 60

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean:

2, 12, 1, 5, 4

• 24

• 4.8

• 11

• 13

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean for the number of dog walks per day.

• The mean is 20

• The mean is 4

• The mean is 5

• The mean is Wednesday.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean:

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

• 42

• 7

• 10

• 6

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the mean of the numbers below:

1, 8, 7, 5, 6, 4, 7, 6

• 5

• 5.5

• 6

• 6.5

What is the mean?

• # happening the most
• the number in the middle
• biggest-smallest
• the average

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5