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Types of Different Average Questions in Easy Words..

The document explains six common types of averages with simple examples: Arithmetic Mean, finding a missing number, Weighted Average, Average Speed, Median, and Mode. Each type is defined and illustrated with a practical example to enhance understanding. The document concludes by offering to provide practice problems for further learning.

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Types of Different Average Questions in Easy Words..

The document explains six common types of averages with simple examples: Arithmetic Mean, finding a missing number, Weighted Average, Average Speed, Median, and Mode. Each type is defined and illustrated with a practical example to enhance understanding. The document concludes by offering to provide practice problems for further learning.

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Here are some common types of average questions, explained simply with one
example each:
1. Finding the usual average (Arithmetic Mean)
●​ What it is: This is the most common type of average. You add up all the numbers and
divide by how many numbers there are.
●​ Example: What's the average age of a family with members aged 5, 10, 35, and 40?
○​ Add them up: 5 + 10 + 35 + 40 = 90
○​ Divide by how many: 90 / 4 = 22.5
○​ The average age is 22.5 years old.
2. Finding a missing number
●​ What it is: You know the average and some of the numbers, and you need to find the
missing number.
●​ Example: Sarah's average score on three tests is 80. She scored 75 and 85 on the first
two tests. What did she get on the third test?
○​ Total score needed: 80 (average) * 3 (tests) = 240
○​ Scores so far: 75 + 85 = 160
○​ Missing score: 240 - 160 = 80
○​ Sarah scored 80 on the third test.
3. Weighted Average
●​ What it is: This is used when some numbers are more important than others. Each
number gets a "weight" that shows how important it is.
●​ Example: In a class, homework counts for 20% of the grade, and tests count for 80%. If a
student has an average of 90 on homework and 80 on tests, what's their overall grade?
○​ Homework contribution: 90 * 0.20 = 18
○​ Test contribution: 80 * 0.80 = 64
○​ Overall grade: 18 + 64 = 82
4. Average Speed
●​ What it is: This is a special kind of average used when you're talking about how fast
something is moving.
●​ Example: A car travels 100 miles in 2 hours. What's its average speed?
○​ Speed = Distance / Time
○​ Speed = 100 miles / 2 hours = 50 miles per hour
5. Median (Middle Value)
●​ What it is: This is the middle number when you put the numbers in order. It's useful when
you have some really big or really small numbers that could mess up the regular average.
●​ Example: What's the median age of these people: 10, 12, 15, 20, 50?
○​ Put them in order: 10, 12, 15, 20, 50
○​ The middle number is 15, so the median age is 15.
6. Mode (Most Common)
●​ What it is: This is the number that shows up most often in a list.
●​ Example: What's the mode of these shoe sizes: 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 8?
○​ The size 8 shows up three times, which is more than any other size. So the mode is
8.
I hope these examples make it easier to understand the different types of average questions!
Let me know if you want to try some practice problems.

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