TASK 17
Cricket Players
The task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of the
measures of center – the mean, median and range. A student must be able
to use the measures of center and spread mean, median, and range to solve
problems. A student must determine the total weight of players given the
mean weight. A student must make sense of how additional data aects the
mean weight when additional players are added.
1. The mean weight of nine players on a cricket team is 177 pounds.
Find the total weight of the nine players ______________________
Show your work.
2. The mean weight of the nine players and three reserve players is 188
pounds. Find the mean weight of the three reserve players.
_________________________________________________
Show how you gured it out.
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS 60 Christie Wainwright