Mean, Median, Mode Problem Solving

Five numbers have a range of 16, a mode of 2, a median of 7 and a mean of 8. The minimum number in the set is 2. What are the two missing numbers?

2 ______ 7 ______ 18

• 2 and 10

• 1 and 12

• 3 and 14

• 2 and 11

Three numbers have a mode of 10 and a mean of 10, what are the three numbers?

• 9, 10, 11

• 10, 10, 10

• 8, 10, 12

• 9, 10, 10

5 numbers have a mean of 7. If 4 of the numbers are 10, 10, 8 and 7, what is the 5th number?

• 35

• 7

• 0

• 5

A rating system of 1-3 was used in a survey to determine the usefulness of a new system. These 10 scores are known to have a mode of 1. What is the missing score?

3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, ?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Below is a table of the points Jeff scored in his basketball games. State which of these measures of central tendency best represents Jeff’s points scored. Justify your answer.

• mean

• median

• mode

Match the terms to its keywords:

• Average

• Median

• Middle

• Mode

• Most

• Mean

6 numbers, 6, 2, 7, 18, 17 and an unknown number have a median of 8.5. What is the missing number?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 10

A set of 69 scores is arranged in ascending order. In what position does the median lie??

• 34th position

• 33rd position

• 40th position

• 35th position

Four numbers have a range of 5, a median of 9 and a mode of 11. What are the four numbers?

• 5, 9, 11, 11

• 6, 9, 10, 11

• 6, 7, 11, 11

• 6, 9, 9, 11

The MEAN is...

• The middle value of a set of data.

• The number that is most often repeated in a data set .

• The difference between the first and last number in a data set.

• The average of a set of data.