Measures of Center Word Problems

Use the table to find the mean

• 105

• 111

• 118

• 130

Find the Median of the data set

• 77

• 99

• 80

• 78.5

Find the Missing Value that would make the mean of the data set 25

• 22

• 23

• 24

• 26

Which class has the higher test score median? 

• Class #1

• Class # 2 

• The medians are equal

• The median is not shown here. 

Annabel is comparing the distances that two electric cars can travel after the battery is fully charged. Use the measures of center to make an inference about the data. Use the drop-down menus to complete your answer. ​ (a)   can travel further than ​ (b)   after the battery is fully charged.

• Car B

• Car A

The tennis team needs to raise money by selling raffle tickets. The box plots show how many tickets were sold over 15 days by 3 students. What is the appropriate measure of center for Daniel?​ (a)  

• Median

• Mean

• Range

• IQR

The frequency table shows the gas mileages of several vehicles. The data would be ​ (a)   so the best measure of center would be the ​ (b)   and the best measure of variation would be the ​ (c)   ​ ​

• Skewed Right

• median

• Interquartile Range

• Skewed Left

• Symmetrical

• Mean

• Mean Absolute Deviation

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 94 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 94

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

A data set consists of the numbers 2, 2, 5, 6 and 15.  Which statement is true for this data?

• median > mean

• mean = mode

• mode < median

• median = mode

What is the mode?

• Number that occurs the most

• The Average

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

• The Number in the middle