find the average of the numbers 35, 38, 34, 39, 32, 38 1. Count them to see how many numbers there are. 2. Add them up. 3. Take what you got in step 2 and divide that by what you got in step 1. 1. Count them (I count 6 numbers) 2. Add them up. (I got 216) 3. Take 216 and divide it by 6 (I get 36) So their average is 36. Edwin