Lesson 7 of 8 · Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Mean as fair share
Ten fair share questions: adding the amounts, dividing by the number of groups and finding the value that levels the towers.
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This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Mean as fair share". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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Three stacks have 3, 5 and 4 cubes. How many cubes is that altogether?
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12 cubes. 3 + 5 + 4 = 12.
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The three stacks have 3, 5 and 4 cubes. What is the fair share for each stack?
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4 cubes. 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
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Three stacks have 6, 3 and 3 cubes. What is the fair share?
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4 cubes. 6 + 3 + 3 = 12, and 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
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Five stacks each have 2 cubes. What is the fair share?
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2 cubes. The stacks are already level.
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Three stacks have 9, 6 and 3 cubes. What is the fair share?
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6 cubes. 9 + 6 + 3 = 18, and 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
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Four stacks have 7, 5, 4 and 4 cubes. What is the fair share?
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5 cubes. 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 = 20, and 20 ÷ 4 = 5.
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Three stacks have 4, 6 and 8 cubes. What is the fair share?
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6 cubes. 4 + 6 + 8 = 18, and 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
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Four stacks have 8, 4, 4 and 4 cubes. What is the fair share?
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5 cubes. 8 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20, and 20 ÷ 4 = 5.
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Three stacks have 10, 4 and 4 cubes. What is the fair share?
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6 cubes. 10 + 4 + 4 = 18, and 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
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Four stacks have 3, 7, 5 and 5 cubes. What is the fair share?
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5 cubes. 3 + 7 + 5 + 5 = 20, and 20 ÷ 4 = 5.