List

Statistics Short Problems - Age 11-14



This is part of our collection of Short Problems.

You may also be interested in our longer problems on Statistics - Stage 3.

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Choose the mean
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Choose the mean

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Find 4 numbers which have a mean of 7, a median of 8 and a mode of 9.
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Range of averages

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Find these 4 numbers, given their mode, median and range.
Ice Cream Pie
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Ice Cream Pie

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The pie chart shows the different types of ice creams on sale. How many chocolate ice creams were sold?
Kate's Date
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Kate's Date

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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When Kate ate a giant date, the average weight of the dates decreased. What was the weight of the date that Kate ate?
Balancing the Books
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Balancing the Books

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many visitors does a tourist attraction need next week in order to break even?
Rugby and Ballet
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Rugby and Ballet

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the average weight of five ballet dancers and ten rugby players?
Mean Square
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Mean Square

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you fill this square so that the number in the middle of each line is the mean of the two numbers on either side of it?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Average temperature

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The average temperature of six cities is 5$^\circ$C. What is the average temperature when two cities are added?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Shifting Average

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What happens to the average if you subtract 8 from all of the numbers?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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French test

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What was the average score in this French test?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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The average age

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Given this information about averages, find the ages of these teachers.
Alpha United
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Alpha United

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find the mode and median number of goals scored by Alpha United?
Bat Wings
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Bat Wings

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Two students collected some data on the wingspan of bats, but each lost a measurement. Can you find the missing information?
The Mean Problem
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The Mean Problem

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you work out the four unknown numbers from the clues about their means?
Rendezvous
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Rendezvous

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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In which town should five friends meet, in order to keep the total travelling distance as small as possible?
Sevens
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Sevens

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the largest number Sophie can use to have seven positive integers with a mean of 7?
Committees
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Committees

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Every member of the club is a member of two committees. How many members are there in the club?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Number of arms

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the probability that the next person you meet has an above average number of arms?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Growing families

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What do these statistics about family size mean?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Any Means Possible

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find a way to break one of these rods so that one of the pieces is equal to the mean of the other two?
Grandpa's Rock Cakes
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Grandpa's Rock Cakes

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Grandpa made a super-heavy rock cake. Five people have guessed the weight of the cake. Can you work out the weight of his cake?