Figuring the average formula in math is probably one of the formulas that you will use many times over your life. Whether you use it to figure your average grades, income, or grocery bills, at some point you will need to be able to average numbers correctly. To average, also known as " figuring the mean" , you add all of the numbers together and divide by how many numbers you had in the
. beginning. For example, your grades are 97, 100, and 95. You add the three numbers together 97+100+95=292. Next you divide 292 by 3, because that's the total number of grades you had in the beginning and your answer is 97.33. Your answer, in this case, 97.33 is the average or mean.
