Grade 6 · Year 7 · Class 6 · ages 11–12 · Data
Mean word problems: Grade 6 practice
Finding the average mark or score in a story. Eight questions at a time, instant feedback and a mastery score from 0 to 100.
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The idea in one minute
Add all the numbers, then divide by how many there are.
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One question at each level. Tap a question to see the answer.
Easy Meera's marks in four tests were 11, 14, 23 and 24. What is the mean mark?
Answer: 18
Medium Imran's marks in three tests were 18, 21 and 36. What is the mean mark?
Answer: 25
Challenge Asha's marks in four tests were 22, 34, 25 and 23. What is the mean mark?
Answer: 26
More ways to practise mean word problems
- Printable mean word problems worksheet with an answer key (new questions every time)
- All Grade 6 practice · Mean, median and mode worksheets
Related skills
- Mean, median and mode (Grade 5)
- Range of a set of numbers (Grade 5)
- Simple probability (Grade 7)
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Mean word problems: questions
What grade is mean word problems?
It is usually taught in Grade 6 (Year 7 in England, Class 6 in India, ages 11–12), though schools and countries differ. Try the grade above or below if it feels too hard or too easy.
What does a mean word problems question look like?
For example: "Imran's marks in three tests were 18, 21 and 36. What is the mean mark?" The answer is 25. Add all the numbers, then divide by how many there are.
What should I learn before and after mean word problems?
Before it, try range of a set of numbers (Grade 5). After it, move on to simple probability (Grade 7).
How can I get better at mean word problems?
Add all the numbers, then divide by how many there are. Practise a little every day, read the hint after each wrong answer, and use the printable worksheet when you want to write it out.
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