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Year 7 Maths — Averages

Find the average of a small set of numbers by sharing the total out equally.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Three parcels weigh 2 kg, 5 kg and 8 kg. What is their average mass, in kilograms? Give just the number.

  2. 2.Three children have 5, 8 and 11 stickers. They share them all out equally. How many does each child end up with?

  3. 3.Work out each average, then put the sets in order, smallest average first.

    • 8, 10, 12
    • 1, 2, 3
    • 2, 4, 6
    • 5, 6, 7

  4. 4.Find the average of 4, 6 and 8.

  5. 5.Find the average of 10, 12, 14 and 16.

  6. 6.Two numbers have an average of 9. One of them is 6. What is the other?

  7. 7.The average of four numbers is 7. What do the four numbers add up to?

  8. 8.Work out each average, then sort it by size.

    Groups: Average is less than 10 · Average is 10 or more

    • 8, 10, 12
    • 9, 11, 13
    • 5, 6, 7
    • 2, 4, 6
    • 1, 2, 3
    • 14, 16, 18

Answer key — Year 7 Maths — Averages

  1. 1. 5
  2. 2. 8
  3. 3. 1. 1, 2, 3 2. 2, 4, 6 3. 5, 6, 7 4. 8, 10, 12
  4. 4. 6
  5. 5. 13
  6. 6. 12
  7. 7. 28
  8. 8. 2, 4, 6 → Average is less than 10; 8, 10, 12 → Average is 10 or more; 1, 2, 3 → Average is less than 10; 9, 11, 13 → Average is 10 or more; 5, 6, 7 → Average is less than 10; 14, 16, 18 → Average is 10 or more