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6th grade Mean, median, mode, range worksheet

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Mean, median, mode, range

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Ari asked seven classmates how many glasses of water they drank yesterday: 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8. The numbers are already in order from least to greatest. What is the median?
Bo asked six classmates how many books they borrowed this month: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8. The numbers are already in order from least to greatest. What is the median?
Esme watched eight children count their laps in gym class: 4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. The numbers are already in order from least to greatest. What is the median?
Jun asked six children how long their walk to school took, in minutes: 5, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12. The numbers are already in order from least to greatest. What is the median?
Luz asked seven children how many shells they found at the beach: 4, 10, 2, 8, 6, 12, 1. One shell looked like a tiny hat. What is the median?
Noah asked five children how many pets they have: 0, 3, 4, 6, 7. One pet is a very loud parrot. The values add up to 20. What is the mean?
Ren asked five children how many brothers and sisters they have: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5. One pencil snapped mid-survey. The values add up to 12. What is the mean?
Zee asked eight children how many jumping jacks they did in 30 seconds: 11, 8, 11, 14, 8, 11, 13, 11. One child lost count and giggled. What is the mode?
Ari asked six children how many pages they read before dinner: 13, 6, 9, 17, 11, 8. One reader fell asleep with the book. What is the range?
Bo asked seven children how many points they scored on a 20-point quiz: 14, 9, 18, 12, 15, 10, 13. One student drew a smiley face. What is the range?

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About this worksheet

Mean, median, mode and range. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can find the median by putting the values in order and taking the middle dot (or the number halfway between two middle dots).
I can find the mean by adding all the values and dividing by how many there are, counting every value, even 0.
I can find the mode and the range, and I can work out a missing value or a new mean.

Standard: 6.SP.A.3, 6.SP.B.5c

Words to know

mean: The balance point of the dot plot: add all the values, then divide by how many.

median: The middle dot when the values are in order.

mode: The value with the most dots.

range: Biggest value minus smallest value.

value: One number in the data set. It is one dot on the plot.

Common mistakes

Your child took the middle number of the list as it was written, without putting the numbers in order first. Try writing each number on a small slip of paper and lining the slips up from least to greatest.

Your child picked one of the two middle numbers when the list had an even number of values. With an even count, the median is halfway between the two middle numbers. Try crossing off the smallest and the biggest, again and again, until two are left.

Your child divided by the wrong number of values, for example by leaving out a value of 0 or forgetting a value that was added. Try counting the values together, one finger each, before dividing.

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Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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