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Mean: word problems

Calculate the mean.

  Jennifer recorded the following high temperatures while researching her science project: 90 degrees on Oct.  4, 75 degrees from Oct. 5-7, and 80 degrees for the final two days of the project.

What was the mean temperature that she recorded? 

Mean temperature that she recorded =  

Calculate the mean.

  During the basketball season, the Jone team won by 12 points in their first game, 4 points in the second game,  2 points in the third game, 2 points in the fourth game, and 12 points in the last game. Find the mean number  of points that the Jone team won by each game.

 

Mean number  of points that the Jone team won by each game =

Calculate the mean.

 Jorah ran the following number of miles each day to prepare for the marathon:  6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 20, 22, 24, 26, 26, 26.  

Find the mean amount of miles he ran each day.

Mean amount of miles he ran each day =  

Calculate the mean.

   Samuel was reading a 200 page book. The first night, he read half of the book. The second night, he read half as many pages as he did the night before. On the third night, he took a break and didn’t read any pages. On the fourth night, he finished the rest of the book.
What was the mean number of pages he read each night?

Mean length of time that John spent listening to each song =  

Calculate the mean.

 James counted the votes in the Student Council Election. Twenty 3rd graders voted, twenty two 4th graders  voted, twenty two 5th graders voted, and thirty 6th graders voted. What is the mean number of votes that were  cast in each grade? 

Mean number of votes =

Calculate the mean.

 Emily did the following number of push-ups every day to get ready for soccer season:  29, 25, 30, 40, 50, 50, 50, 50.  

What is the mean number of sit-ups that she did each day?

Mean number of sit-ups that she did each day =  

Calculate the mean.

  John ran listened to four songs in row. The first song was 4 minutes long, and the next two songs were 3 minutes long. The last song was 6 minutes long, but John turned it off halfway through the song.
What was the mean length of time that John spent listening to each song?

Mean length of time that John spent listening to each song =  

Calculate the mean.

  Emma received the following amounts as graduation gifts:  $40, $25, $25, $50, $10, $20, $20, $30.  

Find the mean amount of her gifts.

Mean amount of Emma gifts =  

Calculate the mean.

  Steve received the following scores on his Math tests: 100, 80, 70, 100, 60, 70. Find his mean score. 

Mean score =

Calculate the mean.

   Alexander measured the shoe size of his classmates and received the following data: 8, 7, 8, 6, 10, 5, 10, 8, 6, and 6.
Find the mean shoe size of his classmates.

Mean mean shoe size of Alexander classmates =