Quiz
Average and range
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) A cup of tea costs 80p and a cup of coffee costs 90p. What is the
price difference?
A) 10p
B) 20p
C) 30p
D) 50p
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2) A woman has 2 children aged 5 and 10. What is the age difference
between the eldest and youngest child?
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 15 years
3) There are 3 children in a family. Their ages are 12, 10 and 15. What
is the age of the middle child?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 15
D) 13
4) Which of these words or phrases could be used to describe average?
A) most common
B) highest
C) lowest
D) difference
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5) Which words in this sentence are connected with average?
The most popular dress size for British
women is size 16.
A) dress size
B) British women
C) size 16
D) most popular
6) Two different brands have a price difference of 20p. What is the price
range?
A) 10p
B) 20p
C) 40p
D) 60p
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Quiz
Average and range
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) The most expensive tin of tomatoes in a shop is 85p and the
cheapest is 37p. What is the price difference?
A) 48p
B) 38p
C) 52p
D) 42p
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2) Which words in this sentence are connected with average?
The typical British woman is aged 40 and has
two children.
A) British
B) typical
C) aged
D) two
3) Which of these is the average weight of an adult female in the UK?
A) 2kg
B) 20kg
C) 70kg
D) 120kg
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4) Which of these words can not be used to describe average?
A) middle
B) medium
C) variety
D) typical
5) Which of these is the average height of an adult male in the UK?
A) 175cm
B) 100cm
C) 5cm
D) 300cm
6) Which of these is the closest to the average height of women in the
UK?
A) 100cm
B) 160cm
C) 200cm
D) 8cm
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Quiz
Average and range
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) The oldest child in the school is 11 and the youngest is 4. What is the
age range?
A) 15 years
B) 4 years
C) 11 years
D) 7 years
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2) Three bars of chocolate are priced at 65p, 82p and 58p. What is the
price difference between the cheapest and most expensive?
A) 17p
B) 7p
C) 24p
D) 14p
3) Which of these is likely to be the most popular shoe size sold to
women in the UK?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12
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4) Three t-shirts cost £15, £8 and £20. What is the price difference
between the most expensive and cheapest?
A) £23
B) £28
C) £7
D) £12
5) A shop sells the following shoe sizes in one morning: 7, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5.
What is the most popular size sold that morning?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
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6) Three men in a company earn different amounts. Their hourly rates
are £8, £12 and £25. Which of these is likely to be the average hourly
rate of the men?
A) £6
B) £8
C) £15
D) £25
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Quiz - answers
Average and range
Level A
1) A cup of tea costs 80p and a cup of coffee costs 90p. What is the
price difference?
The correct answer is A. The price difference is 10p.
2) A woman has 2 children aged 5 and 10. What is the age difference
between the eldest and youngest child?
The correct answer is C. The age difference is 5 years.
3) There are 3 children in a family. Their ages are 12, 10 and 15. What
is the age of the middle child?
The correct answer is A. The middle child is aged 12.
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4) Which of these words or phrases could be used to describe average?
The correct answer is A. 'Most common' could be used to describe
average.
5) Which words in this sentence are connected with average?
The most popular dress size for British women is size 16.
The correct answer is D. The words 'most popular' are connected
with average.
6) Two different brands have a price difference of 20p. What is the price
range?
The correct answer is B. The price range is 20p. It is the same as the
difference.
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Quiz - answers
Average and range
Level B
1) The most expensive tin of tomatoes in a shop is 85p and the
cheapest is 37p. What is the price difference?
The correct answer is A. The price difference is 48p. 85p - 37p is
48p.
2) Which words in this sentence are connected with average?
The typical British woman is aged 40 and has two children.
The correct answer is B. The word 'typical' is connected with
average.
3) Which of these is the average weight of an adult female in the UK?
The correct answer is C. The average weight of an adult female in
the UK is 70kg.
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4) Which of these words can not be used to describe average?
The correct answer is C. The word 'variety' cannot be used to
describe average.
5) Which of these is the average height of an adult male in the UK?
The correct answer is A. The average height of an adult male in the
UK is 175cm.
6) Which of these is the closest to the average height of women in the
UK?
The correct answer is B. 160cm is closest to the average height of
women in the UK.
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Quiz - answers
Average and range
Level C
1) The oldest child in the school is 11 and the youngest is 4. What is the
age range?
The correct answer is D. The age range is 7 years. 11 - 4 is 7.
2) Three bars of chocolate are priced at 65p, 82p and 58p. What is the
price difference between the cheapest and most expensive?
The correct answer is C. The price difference is 24p. 82p - 58p =
24p.
3) Which of these is likely to be the most popular shoe size sold to
women in the UK?
The correct answer is B. Size 6 is the most popular size.
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4) Three t-shirts cost £15, £8 and £20. What is the price difference
between the most expensive and cheapest?
The correct answer is D. The price difference is £12. £20 - £8 = £12.
5) A shop sells the following shoe sizes in one morning: 7, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5.
What is the most popular size sold that morning?
The correct answer is B. 5 is the most popular size sold that morning.
6) Three men in a company earn different amounts. Their hourly rates
are £8, £12 and £25. Which of these is likely to be the average hourly
rate of the men?
The correct answer is C. The average hourly rate is £15. £8 + £12 +
£25 = £45. £45 ÷ 3 = £15.
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