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Frequency tables: find the mean

Grade 6 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Multiply each value by its count and add. Then divide by the number of observations.

  1. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 2 chargers: 5 households; 3 chargers: 4 households; 4 chargers: 3 households; 5 chargers: 1 household. What is the mean?
  2. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 1 goal: 1 game; 2 goals: 2 games; 3 goals: 4 games; 4 goals: 4 games. What is the mean?
  3. A survey asked each family how many pets they have. Results: 2 pets: 5 families; 3 pets: 3 families; 4 pets: 3 families; 5 pets: 1 family. What is the mean?
  4. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 2 students; 1 book: 1 student; 2 books: 2 students; 3 books: 5 students. What is the mean?
  5. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 8 students; 1 book: 7 students; 2 books: 4 students; 3 books: 2 students. What is the mean?
  6. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 4 households; 1 charger: 5 households; 2 chargers: 6 households; 3 chargers: 1 household; 4 chargers: 6 households. What is the mean?
  7. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 2 households; 1 charger: 6 households; 2 chargers: 3 households; 3 chargers: 8 households; 4 chargers: 1 household. What is the mean?
  8. A survey asked each student how many pets they have. Results: 1 pet: 4 students; 2 pets: 9 students; 3 pets: 3 students; 4 pets: 1 student; 5 pets: 8 students. What is the mean?
  9. A survey asked each family how many pets they have. Results: 0 pets: 6 families; 1 pet: 6 families; 2 pets: 7 families; 3 pets: 8 families; 4 pets: 5 families. What is the mean?
  10. A survey asked each student how many pets they have. Results: 2 pets: 4 students; 3 pets: 4 students; 4 pets: 8 students; 5 pets: 4 students; 6 pets: 4 students. What is the mean?
  11. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 2 goals: 1 game; 3 goals: 9 games; 4 goals: 3 games; 5 goals: 7 games; 6 goals: 2 games. What is the mean?
  12. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 3 households; 1 charger: 5 households; 2 chargers: 2 households; 3 chargers: 4 households; 4 chargers: 5 households; 5 chargers: 8 households. What is the mean?
  13. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 0 chargers: 20 households; 1 charger: 1 household; 2 chargers: 5 households; 3 chargers: 3 households; 4 chargers: 3 households. What is the mean?
  14. A survey asked each household how many phone chargers it owns. Results: 1 charger: 13 households; 2 chargers: 12 households; 3 chargers: 7 households; 4 chargers: 6 households; 5 chargers: 16 households. What is the mean?
  15. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 20 students; 1 book: 3 students; 2 books: 7 students; 3 books: 9 students; 4 books: 17 students. What is the mean?
  16. A survey asked each student how many pets they have. Results: 1 pet: 14 students; 2 pets: 18 students; 3 pets: 16 students; 4 pets: 11 students; 5 pets: 16 students; 6 pets: 1 student. What is the mean?
  17. A survey asked each family how many pets they have. Results: 2 pets: 23 families; 3 pets: 34 families; 4 pets: 18 families; 5 pets: 17 families; 6 pets: 24 families; 7 pets: 5 families. What is the mean?
  18. A coach counted the goals scored in each game of a season. Results: 2 goals: 23 games; 3 goals: 3 games; 4 goals: 19 games; 5 goals: 11 games; 6 goals: 28 games; 7 goals: 33 games. What is the mean?
  19. A survey asked each family how many pets they have. Results: 1 pet: 32 families; 2 pets: 14 families; 3 pets: 25 families; 4 pets: 29 families; 5 pets: 8 families; 6 pets: 11 families. What is the mean?
  20. A teacher asked each student how many books they read this month. Results: 0 books: 10 students; 1 book: 26 students; 2 books: 2 students; 3 books: 2 students; 4 books: 10 students; 5 books: 37 students. What is the mean?
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Answer key: Frequency tables: find the mean

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. 3