CHAPTER 8 “Average”

Practice 1
Name : _____________

1. Find the average of each of the following sets of numbers.

a. 37 ; 0 ; 67 ; and 44

b. $8 ; $12 ; $15 ; and $29

c. 15 𝑙 ; 21.6 𝑙 ; 34 𝑙 ; 48 𝑙 ; and 52.2 𝑙

2. The table shows the distances Maxi jogged over a – 5 day period.
Day Distance
Monday 1. 2 km
Tuesday 2 km
Wednesday 1.6 km
Thursday 2.4 km
Friday 1.5 km

a. How many kilometres did he jog altogether?

b. On average, how many kilometres did he jog per day?

3. The table shows the number of trophies a school collected over 6 years.
No Year Number of trophies
collected
1 2001 15
2 2002 9
3 2003 12
4 2004 18
5 2005 20
6 2006 22

a. What was the total number of trophies collected in 6 years?

b. What was the average number of thropies collected per year?

4. The bar graph shows the distance travelled by a car from Monday to Friday.

Distance Travelled by A Car

350
300
Distance (km)

250
200
150
100
50
0
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Day

Find the average distance travelled by the car from Monday to Friday!
5. The table shows the amount of pocket money 4 pupils get.
Pupil Aminah Bee Leng Charllote Devi
Amount of $ 1.50 $1.80 $2.50 $2.20
pocket money

Find the average amount of pocket money the pupils get!