Webinars SET B - Grade 7-8 - Sunday@3:15-4:15pm EST-Recording Webinar 6

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This webinar session focused on solving statistics problems, particularly those involving arithmetic mean, median, mode, and range, with an emphasis on strategies for efficient problem-solving.<br /><br />The session began with a warm-up problem: nine consecutive whole numbers have an arithmetic mean of 2006, and participants identified the largest number using logical reasoning rather than solely algebraic manipulation. The instructor explained how selecting the middle number of consecutive integers simplifies calculations, concluding the largest number is 2010.<br /><br />Key concepts reviewed include:<br />- Arithmetic mean: sum of numbers divided by count.<br />- Median: middle value when data is ordered.<br />- Mode: most frequently occurring number; there can be multiple or none.<br />- Range: difference between largest and smallest values.<br />The session highlighted that in arithmetic sequences with odd counts, mean equals median.<br /><br />Several practice problems were solved interactively, such as:<br />1. Calculating the price of a parrot sold given changes in average prices.<br />2. Finding missing numbers using given means of subsets.<br />3. Determining average daily distance needed to meet walking goals.<br />4. Computing the eldest sister's age using average ages.<br />5. Finding mean scores of students who failed a test given overall averages.<br />6. Identifying two numbers to remove from a set to maintain mean.<br />7. Calculating jump distances based on changes in averages.<br />8. Determining the greatest number in a set given average and uniqueness constraints.<br /><br />Throughout, the instructor emphasized reading carefully, underlining key data, planning before calculations, and verifying the reasonableness of answers. The session was interactive with participants answering, and points tallied to encourage engagement. It combined algebraic reasoning with logical shortcuts to handle timed test scenarios efficiently, as common in Math Kangaroo competitions.

Keywords

statistics problems

arithmetic mean

median

mode

range

consecutive integers

logical reasoning

algebraic manipulation

Math Kangaroo

problem-solving strategies