Sheet # 463 - Average
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Mike weighs 24 pounds. Jack weighs 32 pounds and Gary weighs 28 pounds. What is their average weight?
2) Stacey bought four pairs of shoes costing $48, $52, $58 and $74. What is the average amount she spent per pair of shoes?
3) The heights of 4 members of a fifth-grade basketball team are 55, 61, 59 and 61 inches. What is the average height of these members of the team?
4) What is the average age of these 4 children?
John - 15 years.
Ann - 10 years
Sally - 8 years.
Jim - 11 years.
Answers for sheet # 463
1) 24 + 32 + 28 = 84 pounds
84 pounds divided by 3 = 28 pounds/boy
2) 48 + 52 + 58 + 74 = 232
232 divided by 4 = $58/shoe pair
3) 55 + 61 + 59 + 61 = 236 inches
236 divided by 4 = 59 inches
4) 15 + 10 + 8 + 11 = 44
44 divided by 4 = 11 years