Measures of center and variability. Game on.

Measures of center and variability is a grade 6 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 6.SP.B.5: summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, reporting measures of center and variability. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 16 measures of center and variability problems our math games drill.

CCSS 6.SP.B.516 questions in the bank
Kickoff

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Warm-upeasy

Find the mean of the data set 6, 6, 9, 12, 12.

Mean =6+6+9+12+125=9= \dfrac{6+6+9+12+12}{5} = 9.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the median of 3, 7, 9.

Order the data and take the middle value(s): median =7= 7.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the mode of the data set 4, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11.

The mode is the value that appears most often. Only 44 appears twice, so the mode is 44.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the range of 4, 9, 2, 7.

Range =maxโกโˆ’minโก=9โˆ’2=7= \max - \min = 9 - 2 = 7.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the mean of the data set 3, 8, 10.

Mean =3+8+103=7= \dfrac{3+8+10}{3} = 7.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the median of 2, 4, 6, 8.

Order the data and take the middle value(s): median =5= 5.

Mid-gameeasy

Find the range of 10, 3, 15, 6.

Range =maxโกโˆ’minโก=15โˆ’3=12= \max - \min = 15 - 3 = 12.

Buzzer beatereasy

Find the mean of the data set 1, 4, 4, 7, 9.

Mean =1+4+4+7+95=5= \dfrac{1+4+4+7+9}{5} = 5.

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