Focus On Earth Science: California Grade 6

Chapter 11: Weather and Climate

Math Practice

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1
Find the mean temperature if the high is 6°C and the low is -7°C.
A)13°C
B)-1/2°C
C)-13°C
D)1/2°C
2
Find the mean temperature if the high is -1°C and the low is -9°C.
A)5°C
B)8°C
C)-8°C
D)-5°C
3
Suppose you score 95 and 87 on two tests. What is your mean score?
A)87
B)95
C)91
D)8
4
Find the mean age of inauguration of U.S. presidents. Inauguration ages of US Presidents: 57, 61, 57, 57, 58, 57, 61, 54, 68, 51, 49, 64, 50, 48, 65, 52, 56, 46, 54, 49, 51, 47, 55, 55, 54, 42, 51, 56, 55, 51, 54, 51, 60, 62, 43, 55, 56, 61, 52, 69, 64, 46, 54.
A)54.8
B)43
C)69
D)42
5
Fred had the following grades on his quizzes: 9, 4, 7, 8, 9, 6. What was his average grade?
A)4.5
B)7
C)7.2
D)9
6
The grade point averages of 10 students are listed below. Find the mean grade point average. 3.15, 3.62, 2.54, 2.81, 3.97, 1.85, 1.93, 2.63, 2.50, 2.80
A)1.85
B)2.78
C)3.97
D)2.12
7
The mean of a set of data is 174.25 and the sum of the data is 1,394. How many numbers are in the set?
A)8
B)1219.75
C)10
D)6
8
The mean of a set of 7 numbers is 13. What is the sum of the numbers?
A)71
B)20
C)5
D)91
9
The mean price of 5 items is $7.00. The prices of the first four items are $6.50, $8.00, $5.50 and $6.00. How much does the fifth item cost?
A)$9.00
B)$5.50
C)$35.00
D)$7.00
10
The weights of 9 students, measured in pounds, are recorded below. Find the mean weight. 135, 120, 116, 119, 121, 125, 135, 131, 123
A)1125
B)116
C)135
D)125
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