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M ove t he t ower p ieces a round u ntil a ll o f t he t owers a re t he e xact s ame h eight b ut y ou

still h ave t he s ame n umber o f t owers.

Draw h ow y our f ive t owers n ow l ook b elow.

How m any b ricks a re i n e ach t ower? _ _____ b ricks

This n umber t ells y ou t he m ean n umber o f b ricks i n t he t owers. N o, w e’re n ot s aying t hat t he

Lego b ricks a re c ranky a nd m ean. I n m ath, t he m ean i s t he a rithmetic a verage f or a s et o f

numbers. T hat i s, i t i s h ow m uch w ill b e i n e ach s et i f y ou s pread t he a mounts o ut e venly.

You c ould a lso c alculate t he m ean n umber o f b ricks i n y our c ollection o f t owers:

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C ombine a ll o f t he p ieces i n y our L ego t owers t ogether t o m ake o ne b ig t ower.

You j ust a dded t ogether a ll o f t he d ata v alues i n y our s et o f d ata. R ecord t he a ddition b elow.

_____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ = _ ____ b ricks

Tower A + T ower B + T ower C + T ower D + T ower E = G iant “ Sum” T ower H eight

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N ow b reak y our G iant “ Sum” T ower i nto f ive e ven t owers.

You j ust d ivided t he s um o f t he t owers b y t he n umber o f t owers.

______ i n t he g iant t ower

5 = _ _____ b ricks

T his i s t he m ean.

The m ean i s t he t otal o f t he d ata s ets d ivided b y h ow m any d ata s ets t here a re.

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R ebuild t he t owers t he w ay y ou o riginally r eceived t hem i n y our b ag. E ach t ower s hould

be a d ifferent h eight, a nd y ou w ill h ave f ive t owers i n t otal.

Created f or c lassroom u se b y A lycia Z immerman, 2 012

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