Week 24 CMT Style Problem - 6th Grade

The Library

Nigel made a graph to show how many books were taken out of the library by students in his class last week.

1. How many books were taken out by students in Nigel's class last week?
   
   
2. Mika and Jose are the only students in th class who have started working on a big report. How many books do you think Mika and Jose have each checked out? Explain how you got your answer.
   
   
3. What is the mean for library books for each student?
   
   
4. What is the median number of books for the students?
   
   
5. How could these two averages be so different? Explain?
   
   
6. Which average would you pick to describe the average number of books taken out by each student? Explain your answer.