Mean, Median, Mode and Range Word Problems

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

• 99 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 50

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

Calculate the mean.

• 8

• 4

• 7

• 22

Find the median:
3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4

• There isn't one

• 3.5

• 3

To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2

• The minimum

• The maximum

• The number of items

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2

• Write them both as the answer

• Give up

• Pick one

The number of miles that Kiki cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Kiki cycled?

• 24

• 36

• 39

• 52

What is the range?

• The sum of the largest and smallest number

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the largest and smallest number

• The number that appears most often

6. Find the mean.
18, 2, 0, 0, 0

• 4

• 5

• 10

• 20

What is the mode of this data set?

6, 5, 5, 9, 8, 7, 9

• 9 and 6

• 5

• 9

• 5 and 9

What is the MEAN for this data?

• 80

• 1040

• 13

• 81