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Sheet # 470 - Average
Name_________________________Date:_____________


Explain and Show Your Work.

Carol went to all of her friends houses and dug through the garbage can to see how many fast food wrappers she could find. The total for each household is listed below.

42 7 22 0 3 8 24 11 6 19 10 4



1) Find the average number of wrappers per family.





2) What was the range?



























































Answers for sheet # 470

1) Total is 156. Divide by 12. Average is 13 wrappers/family.


2) Range is the difference between the least value and the greatest value.

Least value = 0

Highest value = 42

Range = 42 - 0 = 42


















Answers for sheet # 466

Team
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Average
Jays
21
17
14
28
20
Reds
3
10
14
13
10
Bulls
28
17
20
31
24
Sharks
7
3
0
22
8
Wildcats
32
14
24
2
18
Hawks
0
10
21
37
17
Greens
7
9
13
7
9