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.

   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
4. 4.

   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
5. 5.

   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
6. 6.

   Ren counted the birds that visited a feeder on five mornings. One bird showed up with friends. The dot plot shows the numbers. What is the mean?

   3.6
7. 7.

   Tala asked six children how many cousins they have. The dot plot shows the numbers. What is the mean?

   2.5
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.

   Bo measured seven bean plants, in centimeters: 16, 5, 11, 9, 14, 18, 7. The plants stretched toward the window. What is the range?

   13
10. 10.

    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