Averages

Practice finding the averages of different groups of numbers. Third graders review an example at the top of the page, then find the averages of fourteen groups of numbers (with eight numbers in each group). The instructional activity is...

Young hopefuls can practice finding the average of a group of numbers represented in tables and word problems. 

Raise the bar and strive to be above average. The assessment task requires budding mathematicians to think critically and evaluate given statements. What does it truly mean to be above average?  

Your class can view this resource to discover the wonders of averages. The mean, median, mode, and range are all defined, exemplified, and demonstrated. Practice problems to be completed as a class make this a really handy presentation.

Apply solving linear equations to averages. A helpful video presents an average age problem given two unknown ages. Pupils learn how to set up the problem from the given information. They see how the equation is reduced to a two-step...

Join Zoe as she calculates the average number of points RJ scored in his basketball games. This step-by-step presentation clearly models the procedure for finding the mean of a data set, including examples with both whole number and...

How do you find an average of something? Watch this video and see how you can add up all your elements then divide by the number of elements you added up. So simple!

Calculating an average is discussed in this excellent presentation. Using a real-life example, scores on a test, the instructor leads viewers through an exploration of ways to find the average number in a group of numbers.

Students engage in experiences involving the mathematical concept of averages. After watching a video, students explore averaging through a variety of different methods.

In this mean/average worksheet, learners find the mean in three ways: one, by redrawing the objects in a set to show the mean, two, by adding the numbers and dividing by how many numbers there are and three, by finding the mean with or...