Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Homework • Use the strategies practiced in class. Show your work and check your answers.

Sample questions

1. The data are 7, 9, 9, 11, 14. Interpret the mean as an equal-share amount and compare it with the median. Does the mean have to be one of the actual observations?
2. Five students read 5, 7, 7, 9, 12 books. Find the mean and median. Show how each uses the data differently.
3. The data are 10, 12, 12, 14, 17. Interpret the mean as an equal-share amount and compare it with the median. Does the mean have to be one of the actual observations?
4. Five students read 11, 13, 13, 15, 18 books. Find the mean and median. Show how each uses the data differently.
5. Four students report 2, 4, 4 and 6 pets. Find the mean, median and mean absolute deviation (MAD). Show the distances from the mean.
6. Five students read 8, 10, 10, 12, 15 books. Find the mean and median. Show how each uses the data differently.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.SP.A.3, 6.SP.B.5c. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.SP.A.3 — Measures of center and variation
• 6.SP.B.5 — Summarize numerical data sets

Bring it into your lesson

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