All ISEE Middle Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Mean
Patricia is shopping for a coat. She is considering three coats. Each costs $85.98, $93.29 and $88.99, respectively. What is the average price of a coat she is considering?
First, add up all of the prices:
Then, divide .
Answer: The average price of a coat is $89.42.
Example Question #22 : Mean
Find the mean in this set of numbers:
11, 14, 13, 12, 18, 14, 12, 14, 17, 15
First, add up all of the numbers:
Then, divide by ten because there are ten numbers in the set:
Answer: The mean is 14.
Example Question #23 : Mean
Find the mean of this set of numbers:
787, 778, 878, 877, 780
First add up all of the numbers in the set:
Then, divide by five because there are five numbers in the set:
Answer: The mean is .
Example Question #24 : Mean
Norma made 11 Valentine's Day cards on Saturday, 13 on Sunday, and 9 on Monday? On average how many cards did Norma make each day?
First, add the numbers:
Then, divide by 3:
Answer: On average, Norma made 11 cards each day.
Example Question #25 : Mean
Find the mean of this set of numbers:
First, add the numbers:
Then, divide by 7:
Example Question #31 : Mean
Find the mean of this set of numbers:
First add the numbers in the set:
Then, divide by 7:
Example Question #1722 : Grade 6
Peter went fishing and caught 5 fish the first hour, 3 fish the second hour, and 4 the last hour. On average, how many fish did Peter catch per hour?
First, add up the three numbers:
Then, divide by 3, because there are three numbers in the data set:
Answer: On average, Peter caught 4 fish per hour.
Example Question #26 : Mean
Find the mean of this set of numbers:
First, add up all of the numbers in the set:
Then, divide by 5, because there are five numbers in the data set:
Example Question #27 : Mean
Find the average of this set of numbers:
First, add up all of the numbers:
Then, divide by 5, because there are five numbers in the data set:
Example Question #28 : Mean
Find the mean in this set of numbers:
63
63
First, add up all of the numbers in this set:
Then, divide by , because there are seven numbers in the set:
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