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T ake a s econd b ag o f t owers t o p ractice f inding t he m ean.

What i s t he s um o f a ll o f

What i s t he t otal n umber

of t owers?

the b ricks i n t he t owers?

______ t owers

______ b ricks

The m ean o f t he n umber

________

________ = _ _______

of b ricks i n t he t owers.

Move t he t ower p ieces a round u ntil a ll o f y our t owers a re t he s ame e xact h eight.

Do t he h eights o f t he t owers m atch t he m ean t hat y ou c alculated?

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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.

Return y our b ag o f t owers.

Review

Eight c hildren e ach h ave a b ag o f L egos. T his c hart s hows h ow m any b ricks e ach c hild h as.

Child Josephine

Ming

Lauren

Nathaniel

Chloe

Colin

Maya

Rowan

# o f B ricks

Ø Which n umber o f b ricks i s t he m ode? _ _______

Arrange t he n umbers o f b ricks i n o rder f rom f ewest t o g reatest:

_____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____

Ø Which t wo n umbers a re t he m edian o f y our d ata s et? _ _____ a nd _ ____

Who h as t he m ost L ego b ricks? _ _____________ H ow m any? _ ____________

Who h as t he f ewest L ego b ricks? _ _____________ H ow m any? _ ____________

Ø What i s t he r ange o f t he d ata s et ? _ _______________

(Hint: g reatest n umber o f b ricks – f ewest n umber o f b ricks = r ange)

Add u p t he t otal n umber o f b ricks a mong a ll e ight c hildren.

_____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ + _ ____ = _ _____ b ricks i n t otal

Divide b y t he n umber o f c hildren.

Ø What i s t he m ean o f t he d ata s et? _ __________

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