Averages

There are 41 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Averages
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Growing families

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11 to 14
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What do these statistics about family size mean?
Bat Wings
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Bat Wings

Age
11 to 14
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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?
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French test

Age
11 to 14
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What was the average score in this French test?
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Average temperature

Age
11 to 14
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The average temperature of six cities is 5$^\circ$C. What is the average temperature when two cities are added?
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Range of averages

Age
11 to 14
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Find these 4 numbers, given their mode, median and range.
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Number of arms

Age
11 to 14
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What is the probability that the next person you meet has an above average number of arms?
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Maximum mean

Age
14 to 16
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What is the largest that the mean of these numbers could be?
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The average age

Age
11 to 14
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Given this information about averages, find the ages of these teachers.
Unequal Averages
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Unequal Averages

Age
11 to 14
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Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...
Half a minute
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Half a minute

Age
11 to 14
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Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?