INEW Math: http://www.inew.com Subject:  Word problems Skill:  1999 Mathematics survey result
Name: Grade: 6  Date:
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Please read the information and solve the problems below (round the answer to the nearest hundredth).

The table below shows the survery of overall scores for mathematics in 1999 according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Ranking Country Mathematics overall score
     
1 Singapore 604
2 Korea 587
3 Taiwan 585
4 Hong Kong 582
5 Japan 579
6 Belgium 558
7 Netherlands 540
8 Solvak Republic 534
9 Hungary 532
10 Slovenia 530
11 Russian Federation 526
12 Australia 525
13 Czech Republic 520
14 Malaysia 519
15 Bulgaria 511
16 Latvia 505
17 United States 502

[1] What is the average of the overall scores as shown in the above table? =    
 
[2] What is the mean of the overall scores in mathematics as shown in the above table? =    
 
[3] How many countries scored higher than the mean score? =    
 
[4] What is the median of the overall scores in mathematics as shown in the above table? =    
 
[5] How many countries scored lower than the median score? =