Representing and interpreting data

Build and connect the representations and methods in representing and interpreting data.

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  • Primary 6 Mathematics 2026

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Build and connect the representations and methods in representing and interpreting data.

Learning goals
  • Calculate and interpret the arithmetic mean
  • Find a total from the mean and number of values
  • Find the number of values from their total and mean
  • Recover a missing or added value from a mean
  • Combine group means through their totals and sizes
Syllabus statements covered
  • average as ‘total value ÷ number of data’
  • relationship between average, total value and number of data

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Average, total and number of values

Interpret the arithmetic mean as an equal share and recover totals before combining groups.

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