Choosing Mean Median and Mode

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True

• False

What is the median miles per gallon for the pickup?

• 13 MPG

• 14 MPG

• 15 MPG

• 12 MPG

Grace has 5 cats that are 5, 2, 7, 6, and 3 years old. If she gets a new cat that is 5 years old, how will that effect the median age of the cats?

• It will increase by 1

• It will decrease by 1

• It will stay the same

Mr. Pusey times the speed of his sprinters every Friday. This week he had them run from one school building to the next. There times were in seconds were: 52.6, 61.3, 74.8, 78.2, 86.2.

What was the mean time?

• 70.64

• 70.62

• 69.62

• 62.70

The points scored in each game by Darby Middle School's football team are 21, 35, 14, 17, 28, 14, 7, 21, and 14. If they score 9 points on there next game, how will it effect the mean?

• mean will remain the same

• the mean will increase by 1

• the mean will decrease by 1

• the mean will increase by 9

If the team scored 18 points on their next game, how will this effect the mode of the scores?

• no change to the mode

• the mode will increase by 1

• the mode will decrease by 2

• the mode will increase by 5

The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below:

9, 8, 12, 6, and 10

If she reads 15 pages on Saturday, how will that effect the mean?

• the mean will remain the same

• the mean will increase

• the mean will decrease

Jason scored the following on his test: 87, 75, 67, 85, 91, 80, and 95. His teacher allowed him to retake a test to replace his lowest test score. If he scores an 80, how will this effect the median?

• the median will not change

• the median will increase

• the median will decrease

What is the median?

• biggest- smallest

• average

• the middle #

• # that happens the most

What is the mode?

• happening the most

• the average

• biggest - smallest

• the middle #