Averages

There are 41 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Averages
Stats statements
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Stats statements

Age
16 to 18
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Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?
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M, m and m

Age
11 to 14
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If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

Searching for mean(ing)
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Searching for mean(ing)

Age
11 to 16
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If you have a large supply of 3kg and 8kg weights, how many of each would you need for the average (mean) of the weights to be 6kg?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Growing families

Age
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?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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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?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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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.
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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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?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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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?