Mike, Ana, Tiffany, Josh and Annie are heading to the store to get some snacks. Mike has $1, Ana has $2, Tiffany has $3, Josh has $4, and Annie has $5.
What's the average (mean) amount of cash the five kids have? What's the median? A few days later, Annie's family won the lottery, and the kids go together to the store to get some snacks again. This time Mike has $1, Ana has $2, Tiffany has $3, Josh has $4, and Annie has wad of cash totaling $5,000.
What's the average (mean) amount of cash the five kids have this time? What's the median?
From part a, how have the mean and the median changed?
Which one - the mean or the median - is a better reflection of how much money they have together? Take you time before answering.
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1. Mike, Ana, Tiffany, Josh and Annie are heading to the store to
get some snacks. Mike has $1, Ana has $2, Tiffany has $3, Josh
has $4, and Annie has $5.
What's the average (mean) amount of cash the five kids have?
What's the median? A few days later, Annie's family won the
lottery, and the kids go together to the store to get some snacks
again. This time Mike has $1, Ana has $2, Tiffany has $3, Josh
has $4, and Annie has wad of cash totaling $5,000.
What's the average (mean) amount of cash the five kids have
this time? What's the median?
From part a, how have the mean and the median changed?
Which one - the mean or the median - is a better reflection of
how much money they have together? Take you time before
answering.
