Mean, median, mode, range

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Esme asked seven children how many books are in their backpacks: 6, 2, 5, 8, 4, 7, 1. Some backpacks weigh a ton. What is the median?

   5
2. 2.

   Jun peeked in nine desks and counted the pencils: 8, 15, 6, 11, 3, 13, 9, 5, 12. One desk hides a pencil collection. What is the median?

   9
3. 3.

   Kira asked seven children how many minutes they practiced piano: 20, 35, 15, 40, 25, 10, 30. The piano needs a rest. What is the median?

   25
4. 4.

   Luz tracked six months of rain. The numbers of rainy days were: 9, 4, 12, 7, 15, 6. The umbrellas needed a vacation. What is the median?

   8
5. 5.

   Milo looked at eight scores on a 10-word spelling quiz: 3, 8, 5, 10, 2, 7, 6, 9. One word was a sneaky one. What is the median?

   6.5
6. 6.

   Pia asked six children how many bottles they brought for recycling: 0, 3, 5, 7, 7, 8. The recycling bin filled up fast. What is the mean?

   5
7. 7.

   Zee asked eight students how many minutes they walked at recess: 10, 13, 10, 8, 13, 10, 15, 10. Some walks turned into races. What is the mode?

   10
8. 8.

   Ari asked seven students how many minutes they read last night: 20, 15, 25, 15, 30, 15, 20. One child read under a blanket. What is the mode?

   15
9. 9.

   Esme asked six children how many minutes they practiced the violin: 35, 20, 45, 25, 60, 30. The violin squeaked sometimes. What is the range?

   40
10. 10.

    Jun asked eight children how many cartwheels they did in one minute: 7, 14, 9, 19, 12, 16, 8, 10. One child got dizzy. What is the range?

    12