Can you help me with this maths problem?

[MathsMagpie]

Or explain where to start?

19.58?

That’s right, O = 4, but I don’t understand what they mean by frequency.

As an experiment, could you try putting in the frequency for each row to see which one it thinks is the right answer? Presuming the question should say "find the frequency for (eg) 6 texts sent"? Try that for each amount shown by the pictograms and see if it thinks any of them are correct.

This question must have a bug in it.

Try 5

Frequency in a statistical sense (rather than a Physics one) means the number of times the thing in the first column happens, eg sending 4 texts.

Here’s an example where frequency is the number of pupils/children.

Edit - this is a bad example. You only know the children owned 4 cats between them. You do know that only 1 child owns a gerbil, though.

How old is the child? If they're about 9 then I'd say it's a simple data handling question. Quarter circle represents 1 child, half is two, three quarters is 3 and full is 4. 12 of 4x3 so three full circles are needed to represent 12.

If the child is about 15, then I have no idea as it can't be that simple 😂

Frequently is how often something happens.

So 5 texts were sent on 10 occasions.

It looks like Dr Frost Maths has got a bug at the moment.

I don't like what's happened to the website. It used to be great, but the videos don't show anymore for some reason

I’ve asked them to try 5. How did you get to that answer?

I think I agree that there's a fault in the question.

I’ve explained above but now I realise that 5 texts were sent on 10 occasions and yuh were asked about 12 occasions- sorry

3 circles would represent 12 if that’s an option?

I lost my edit.
Frequency is the number of each animal owned between them by the children.

The question is incorrect / not worded properly

I agree with everyone saying there’s a glitch in the program.

I can’t see what the question is trying to ask, though.

The question could ask for the mean, median or modal number of texts sent, which could be a y8 question, but it doesn’t.

I thought that but then didn’t! I’ve seen it as a multiplication and division sum, hence my answer on another post but I think I’m simplifying things.

Three circles.

I got (19.58) so five circles (less a sliver!).

Is it 19.58 ?

@EatCrow can you explain how you've come to 19.58?

4x9
5x10
6x8
7x3
8x10

=235 / 12 = 19.58

I still think the q is badly worded.

@Oblomov24 I don't understand what method you're using there?

@fedupandstuck

Exactly as @Oblomov24 did!