Using the "Leveling Out" method to find the average of a data set
Level out these blocks so that each tower has an equal number of blocks. What does this tell you about the the towers of blocks?
Book Assignment
Kendra must read an average of 3 books a day in a week (7 days). Kendra is going on a camping trip with her family and will only have 3 days to read all of the books, instead of the usual full week.
What is the average number of books Kendra will have to read each day for three days in order to meet her reading requirement?
Salary
In this exercise:
red block= 10,000
dark blue block= 2,000
pink block= 2,500
teal block=5,000
green blocks= 3333.33
Macy makes a $59,000 her first year of her new job. The next year she makes $77,000. The year after that she makes $57,000.
This year, Macy made $77,500. What is her new average salary over these 4 years? Use the blocks provided on the right to make new towers or make any exchanges .