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Class Census: Using
Percentages, Range, Averages,
and Frequency
Class Census
Steps to take before we begin…
On your note card write the following:
– Your height (in inches)
– The name of the elementary school you most recently
attended
– The month of your birthday
– Your favorite number between 1 and 25
Have one person collect all of the note cards
Average
 The average, or mean, is…
 the sum of all the numbers divided
by the total number of measures
Average =
Avg4 numbers =
Sum
Number of measures
N1 + N2 + N3 + N4
4
Average
A survey was conducted using the car insurance
rates of five different people.
Survey Results
1
2
3
4
5
$324.00
$245.00
$311.00
$180.00
$201.00
Average
What is the average cost of car insurance for
these five people?
Average =
Survey Results
1
2
3
4
5
$324.00
$245.00
$311.00
$180.00
$201.00
Average Cost =
Average Cost =
Sum
Number of measures
$324 + $245 + $311 + $180 + $201
5
$1261
5
Average Cost = $252.20
How tall is the average
student in this class?
Range
The RANGE is how broad the set of
numbers are. Find the range by
subtracting the smallest value from the
greatest
Range = MAX value – MIN value
•The “MAX” is the “maximum” or largest number
•The “MIN” is the “minimum” or smallest number
Range
What is the range of monthly car
insurance costs?
Survey Results
1
2
3
4
5
$324.00
$245.00
$311.00
$180.00
$201.00
Range = MAX - MIN
Range = $311.00 - $180.00
Range = $131.00
What is the range of student heights in
this class?
Percentage
Calculating a percentage is a method of
expressing a number as a proportion of
100. (a proportion per hundredth)
‘Per cent’ means ‘per one-hundred’
For example,
56% = 56/100 = .56
17.2% = 17.2/100 = .172
8.25% = 8.25/100 = .00825
110% = 110/100 = 1.10
Percent
When solving for a certain percent of a
number we use the equation…
Part / Whole  Percent / 100
Percent
What is 28% of 147?
Part = Percent * Whole
28 = ?
100 147
P=%*W
28% = .28 and 147 is the whole, we need
to find the part.
P = .28 * 147
28 = ?
P = 41.16
100 147
Percent
If person 2 is offered a 20% discount, how much
will he save?
If person 3 changes to a new rate of $290.00 per
month, what percent of change is this?
Survey Results
1
2
3
4
5
$324.00
$245.00
$311.00
$180.00
$201.00
P=%*W
Discount = % * (Cost)
Discount = .20 * 245.00
Discount = $49.00
%=P/W
% = Discount / Old rate
Discount = Old rate – New rate
Discount = $311.00 - $290.00
Discount = $21.00
% = $21.00 / $311.00
% = .0675 = 6.75%
What percent of the class
is born in September?
Frequency
Frequency is the number of times a value
occurs in a data set.
All we have to do to find the frequency is
count!
Frequency
Bobby
Susan
Green
Pink
Rick
Green
Andy
Blue
Jill
Red
Eight students gave
their favorite color
Here are the color
frequencies
– Red
2
– Green
Joe
Red
Amanda
Green
– Pink
Gilbert
Purple
1
3
Organize the data for the names
of the elementary schools that
the class attended. Which
occurs with the greatest
frequency ?
What percent of the class
attended the most popular
elementary school?
Additional Questions
What is the range of favorite numbers?
What is the average favorite number?
Which favorite number has the highest
frequency?
What percentage of the students have
single-digit (1-9) favorite numbers?