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Question
Collect data from your friends, neighbours and classmates to know more about “milk teeth".
Tabulate your data. One way of doing it is given below:
| S.No. | Age at which first tooth fell | Age at which last tooth fel | No. of teeth lost | No. of teeth replaced |
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Find out from at least twenty children and find the average age at which children lose the milk teeth. You may take help of your friends.
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Solution
| S.No. | Age at which first tooth fell | Age at which last tooth fel | No. of teeth lost | No. of teeth replaced |
| 1. | 6 year | 11 year | 20 | 30 |
| 2. | 6 year | 12 year | 20 | 28 |
| 3. | 7 year | 12 year | 20 | 28 |
| 4. | 7 year | 13 year | 20 | 32 |
| 5. | 7 year | 13 year | 20 | 28 |
To collect data about “milk teeth,” ask at least twenty children the following questions:
- At what age did your first tooth fall out?
- At what age did your last tooth fall out?
- How many teeth have you lost?
- How many teeth have been replaced?
Calculating the Average Age:
- Sum the ages at which the first tooth fell out for all twenty children and divide by 20 to get the average age for the first tooth loss.
- Sum the ages at which the last tooth fell out for all twenty children and divide by 20 to get the average age for the last tooth loss.
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