the average of a list of numbers

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

• sum

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

the middle number in an ascending list of numbers

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

• sum

Answer explanation

The median is the middle number when the data is ordered in ascending (or descending) order.

When there are two numbers in the middle, the median is the average of those two numbers.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

the most frequently occurring element in the data

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

• sum

Answer explanation

The mode is the most frequently occurring element in the data.

There may be one, more than one, or no mode.

This data has no mode:

1, 2, 4

This data has two modes, namely 2 and 7:

1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

the distance of the higest and lowest values in the data

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

• sum

Answer explanation

To find the range, we subtract the minimum value found in the data from the maximum value found in the data. Thus the range is the distance between the minimum and maximum values.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

the result of adding two or more numbers

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

• sum

Answer explanation

The result of addition is called the sum.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

the highest value from a list of numbers

• mean

• median

• mode

• maximum

• minimum

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

the lowest value from a list of numbers

• mean

• median

• mode

• maximum

• minimum

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

If there is an even number of elements, there will be two numbers in the middle. Given those two numbers, how do you find the median?

• take the largest number

• take the smallest number

• take the average of the numbers

• add the numbers

• take the difference of the numbers

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

If you are given a set of data, how to you find the sum?

• take the largest number

• take the smallest number

• take the average of the numbers

• add the numbers

• take the difference of the numbers

Answer explanation

The result of addition is called the sum.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

If you are given a set of data, how do you find the maximum?

• take the largest number

• take the smallest number

• take the average of the numbers

• add the numbers

• take the difference of the numbers

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7