HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
6TH GRADE MATH OLYMPIAD

March 21, 1998

School: ______________

Team Number: _____
Probability and Statistics


1. A baseball team has players that are 12, 9, 11, 8, 12, 9, 9, 8 and 12 years old. What is the difference between the median and mean ages of the team?


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2. In his first 4 basketball games, Dunking Dan Dorfman scored 19, 31, 12, and 9 points. How many points must he score in his fifth game to have an average of exactly 20 points per game?


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3. What is the probability of drawing 4 spades in a row out of a deck of 52 cards? (Express your answer as a fraction reduced to lowest terms.)


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4. A baseball league has nine teams. During the season, each of the nine teams plays exactly 3 games with each of the other teams. What is the total number of games played?


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5. An ice cream shop offers a two scoop sundae with the choices below. How many combinations of sundae can be made?

Answer: ________



Container
(choose 1)
Ice cream flavor
(choose 2)
Toppings
(choose 1)
Sauce
(choose 1)
  • Cup
  • Waffle cone
  • Sugar cone
  • Vanilla
  • Chocolate
  • Stawberry
  • Cherry
  • Nuts
  • Chocolate chips
  • Cherry
  • Granola
  • Fudge
  • Caramel
  • Butterscotch