Mean

Master calculating the mean! Learn the simple steps to find the average in this 6th-grade math practice.

An AVERAGE of a set of numbers is like a fair share. A math word that means AVERAGE is: plain helpful mean kind When you are calculating a mean (average) what is the first step? add together all the numbers in the data set multiply all the numbers in the data set just pick any of the numbers in the data set to be your average After you add the data points together, what is the second step to find a mean (average)? multiple by the number of data points divide by the number of data points just pick any of the numbers in the data set to be your average The first step to calculating a mean is to add the data points together. When you add this set of data points, what is the total sum?7, 6, 10, 7, 5 25 14,700 35 The second step to finding the mean of a set of data points is to divide by the number of data points. How many data points are in the data set:7, 6, 10, 7, 5 There are 5 data points There are 2 data points There are 10 data points Find the mean (average) of each data set of numbers. Click and drag on the orange circle to draw a line to connect each data set with the correct mean (average). 5, 7, 10, 14 9 3, 7, 2, 3, 5 4 6, 9, 2, 7 6 10, 15, 20 15 7, 1, 8, 2, 7 5