Balance Point Math

Finding and Interpreting the Mean as the Balance Point

Balance Point Math. Where should a second penny be taped so that the ruler will balance at 6? Without calculating, decide if 15 minutes would be a good estimate of the mean.

Finding and Interpreting the Mean as the Balance Point
Finding and Interpreting the Mean as the Balance Point

Tape one penny at 2.5 on your ruler. Web if we find the distance between every point and the mean, add the distances on each side of the mean, and compare the two sums, we can see this balancing. Move the penny that is at 2.5 two inches to the right. Explore how we can think of the mean as the balancing point of a data distribution. Web here are the lengths of time, in minutes, for kiran’s walks on 5 school days: Create a dot plot for kiran’s data. Record the distance between each point and 11 and. You know how to find the mean by adding up and dividing. Without calculating, decide if 15 minutes would be a good estimate of the mean. Where should a second penny be taped so that the ruler will balance at 6?

Create a dot plot for kiran’s data. Without calculating, decide if 15 minutes would be a good estimate of the mean. Where should a second penny be taped so that the ruler will balance at 6? Web if we find the distance between every point and the mean, add the distances on each side of the mean, and compare the two sums, we can see this balancing. Web mean as the balancing point. Web here are the lengths of time, in minutes, for kiran’s walks on 5 school days: Move the penny that is at 2.5 two inches to the right. Tape one penny at 2.5 on your ruler. Record the distance between each point and 11 and. Web the mean as a balance point 1. Create a dot plot for kiran’s data.