Statistics involving the mean average:- The mean average, also known as the arithmetic mean, is what most people think of as the average where you add the “scores” and divide by the number of scores. The real understanding of what this means is more likely to be tested with problems. AVERAGE Find the mean (average) of the following set of data. & 11,1, 12, 3, 3, 2, 11,3 Averoge= 84 llt1+12434322e11+9 _ 54 MEDIAN Another measure used in statistics is the median. This is the middle valve of a set of numbers. 8,11, 1, 12, 3, 3,2, 11,3 These numbers must be in order. Median: First put the data in numerical order 1, 2, 3, 3,3) 8, 11, 11,12 This is the middle value. Therefore median = 3 MODE The mode ofa set of numbers is the most commonly oceurring valve. 8, 11,1, 12,3, 3,2, 11,3 Mode = 3 NOTE: Two modes = 2, 2, 7, 7 (2, 7) No mode = 1, 2, 4, 29, (NIL) Sy GADocuments\SCHOLARSHIPS\YEAR 8 & 9/BOOKLETS2014\Maths\Maths Part B.dock 15 © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2013 2 Oe eee1. Find the median and the mode of the following: 1a) 182 97 49 66 182 215 66 182 106 U4, 66) 66 17106182, \BU SZ, DUS MEDIAN (OG MODE 1g _ b)7-7, 2:4, 44, 9:3, 85, 93, 57, 7:3 MEDIAN MODE - sonnte % col y 2. The mean weight of twin girls is 48kg. One weighs 43-5kg. What is the weight of the other? uaetoet ax UB = =q6=43-Stb ~~ 4040 b H46-43B-S HESS rumor a 82S —_ = 12 S= Aah (O= 1. T4s freer, SRS) =tO-V17 - a “3. A garage bought eleven secondhand motorbikes at an average price of $3 640 each. How much did all the bikes cost the garage owners? moun - \ @ Be 36 uo ee astsgo _ Uceyo ~9C 4 Answer} Uoouo 4. The mean age of six friends is 16. The ages of five of them are 20, 15, 17, 16 and 13. What is the age of the sixth? Answer. ‘\Documents\SCHOLARSHIPS\YEAR 8 & 9\BOOKLETS\2014\Maths\Maths Part B.docx 16 © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2013 . ¥Safe Sally. 5. Sally drove 330 kilometres in 5} hours. What was her average speed in kph @ Answer. Calendar 6. What is the average number of weeks in a month? (Caution :- the answer is not 4. Remember the whole year is involved) yx \ 7 TTS ul Koved weelts Aue — Answer, 3 Five tS “& As I~ in Lost Licence. @ 7. Northam is 100 kilometres from Southland. Young Harry Heavyfoot drove from Northam to Southland at an average speed of 100 kph. As he entered Southland he was stopped for speeding and his car was then impounded as un-roadworthy. The police provided him with a bicycle and he cycled back to Northam at an average speed of 25 kph. What wos his average speed for the whole journey? (If you have this incorrect make surg you record the working of the correct method). ea 100 lem/ in tool wv o 3 2Sam/ne Answer. 40 \2nJinr akrs e@ Hamburgers. - 8. Tim runs a catering service and he keeps careful records. He knows that at any party with over twenty people the average consumption of hamburgers will be 2-8 per person. How many hamburgers should he provide for 40 people? Answer. Cautious Claude 9. Claude drove 484 kilometres in 5 hours. What was his average speed? Answer. G.\Documents\SCHOLARSHIPS\YEAR 8 & 9\BOOKLETS\20 14\Maths\Maths Part B.docx 7 © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2013,Jet Plane (Hint: There are three good methods, a drawing helps understanding]. 10. _Ifan aeroplane flies ot 800 kph for one third ofits fight time, what isthe speed i | flies ot for the ret ofits journey if t hos an average speed of 750 kph forthe foal trip? Answer. Noddy’s Car. 11. The average car travels about 10 km-on a litre of petrol. The tank on Noddy’s car holds 26.35 litres. How far could he expect to be able to travel? Answer. Melbourne Mud Pies 12. The average hourly pay rate for junior employees at the fast food chain of Melbourne ‘Mud Pies is $6.50 per hour. The average hours worked by junior employees is ten hours per week. What is the total wages bill for 100 juniors for a week? (Presume that the averages are true for this particular week.) Answer. e@ Balloon Seller 13. The balloon seller at the football ground sold x balloons in th hour, y in the next hour, then w and a and b respectively in the last three hours. Write down the average number of balloons sold where n represents that average number. Answer. GADocuments\SCHOLARSHIPS\YEAR 8 & 9\BOOKLETS(2014\Maths\Maths Part B.docx 18 © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2013,How tall is James? 14. James, Mirinda and Kira have an average height of 145 cm, If Mirinda is 138 cm and Kira is 146 cm then what is the height of James? A.142cm B.143cm C.145cm_—D, 151 cm Averaging Numbers. (Think, Think, Think) 15. The average of six numbers is 29 and the average of four ther numbers is 44, What is the average of these two groups of numbers when they are combined? Answer, Fit Fred 16 Fred travels the 15 kilometres to work each morning by bus, and this takes 30. minutes. ; in the evening he jogs What is his average sP* home at 10 kilometres per hour, eed for his travel to and from work each day? Answer,