Averages from Frequency Tables Green

Q1. Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 5 pm on each of 20 days. She records
the information in a frequency table.

Number of birds Frequency

0 3
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 3

a) Find the range.

______________
a) Calculate the mean.

______________

Q2. Marta asked some students how many cans of drink they each drank yesterday. The table
shows her results.

Number of cans Frequency

0 6
1 9
2 7
3 3
4 2
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

______________

Q3. Jim asked each person in his class how many cars their family have. The frequency table
shows the results.
 Number of cars Frequency
0 2
1 12
2 8
3 6
4 2

a) Find the range.

______________
a) Calculate the mean.

______________

Q4. Chris works in a cafe. At noon one day, he records the number of customers sitting at each
table in the cafe. Here are his results.

Number of customers
Number of tables
sitting at a table
0 4
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 3
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________
b) Calculate the mean.

______________
 Averages from Frequency Tables AMBER

Q1. Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 5 pm on each of 20 days. She records
the information in a frequency table.

Number of birds Frequency fx

0 3
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 3

a) Find the range.

______________
b) Calculate the mean.
Total number of birds ÷ total number of days

______________

Q2. Marta asked some students how many cans of drink they each drank yesterday. The table
shows her results.

Number of cans Frequency fx

0 6
1 9
2 7
3 3
4 2
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

______________

Q3. Jim asked each person in his class how many cars their family have. The frequency table
shows the results.
 Number of cars Frequency fx
0 2
1 12
2 8
3 6
4 2

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

______________

Q4. Chris works in a cafe. At noon one day, he records the number of customers sitting at each
table in the cafe. Here are his results.

Number of customers
Number of tables fx
sitting at a table
0 4
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 3
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

______________

Averages from Frequency Tables RED

Q1. Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 5 pm on each of 20 days. She records
the information in a frequency table.

Number of birds Frequency fx

0 3 0
1 2 2
2 3 6
3 4
4 5
5 3

a) Find the range. (biggest – smallest)

______________
(middle value)
b) Calculate the mean.
Total number of birds ÷ total number of days

______________

Q2. Marta asked some students how many cans of drink they each drank yesterday. The table
shows her results.

Number of cans Frequency fx

0 6
1 9
2 7
3 3
4 2
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

Total number of cans ÷ total number of students

______________

Q3. Jim asked each person in his class how many cars their family have. The frequency table
shows the results.
 Number of cars Frequency fx
0 2
1 12
2 8
3 6
4 2

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

Total number of cars ÷ total number of peers

______________

Q4. Chris works in a cafe. At noon one day, he records the number of customers sitting at each
table in the cafe. Here are his results.

Number of customers
Number of tables fx
sitting at a table
0 4
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 3
5 1

a) Find the range.

______________

b) Calculate the mean.

Total number of people ÷ total number of tables

_____________