Statistics Word Problems

In a small math competition, the scores of participants were as follows: Nora: 78, Ethan: 82, Emma: 85, 88, 90, 90, 92, 94. What is the median score?

• 88

• 89

• 90

• 91

A group of students, including Ethan, Arjun, and Henry, were asked how many hours they study in a day: 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6. Calculate the mean study time.

• 3.875

• 4

• 4.125

• 3.5

During a week, Mia's lemonade stand recorded the number of cups sold: 90, 102, 95, 110, 100, 105, 95. What is the median number of cups sold?

• 100

• 95

• 102

• 105

In a local library's summer reading program, the number of books read by participants last month was recorded as follows: Mia read 2 books, Hannah read 3 books, Nora and two others each read 5 books, another participant read 7 books, and the last one read 8 books, and another read 9 books. Which number represents the mode of books read?

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 9

Ava, Anika, and Emma along with five of their friends recorded the distances (in miles) they live from their school: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. What is the mean distance they live from school?

• 4.5

• 5

• 4

• 5.5

The heights (in inches) of students in a high school basketball team are: 72, 74, 76, 76, 78, 80, 82. The team includes Arjun, Abigail, and Liam among others. What is the median height?

• 76

• 77

• 78

• 74

During a family day event at school, a teacher asked students Benjamin, William, and David about the number of siblings they have. Including their responses, the collected data were: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4. What is the mode of this dataset?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Find the missing test score

• 90

• 92

• 95

• 96

Find the range.

• 128

• 124

• 156

• 28

Find the mean

• 3x

• 9x

• 10x - 2

• 3x + 12