Mean, Median, Mode & Range: A 6th Grade Math Challenge

A class of students scored the following on a math test: 85, 90, 75, 80, and 95. What is the mean score of the class?

• 85

• 80

• 90

• 75

The ages of five friends are 12, 14, 12, 15, and 13. What is the median age of the friends?

• 14

• 15

• 12

• 13

In a basketball game, the points scored by a player in five matches are: 20, 25, 20, 30, and 25. What is the mode of the points scored?

• 20, 25

• 25, 30

• 20, 30

• 30

A gardener measured the heights of five plants in inches: 10, 12, 14, 10, and 16. What is the range of the plant heights?

• 6 inches

• 12 inches

• 4 inches

• 8 inches

The daily temperatures over a week were: 70, 75, 80, 75, and 85 degrees. What is the mean temperature for the week?

• 77 degrees

• 72 degrees

• 80 degrees

• 78 degrees

In a survey, the number of books read by students in a month were: 3, 5, 3, 4, and 6. What is the median number of books read?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

A store sold the following number of toys each day for a week: 10, 15, 10, 20, and 15. What is the mode of toys sold?

• 15 and 20

• 10, 15

• 5

• 20

The weights of five puppies are: 5, 7, 5, 6, and 8 pounds. What is the range of the puppies' weights?

• 4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 5 pounds

A teacher recorded the scores of her students in a quiz: 78, 82, 85, 78, and 90. What is the mean score of the quiz?

• 75

• 80

• 85.5

• 82.6

The number of hours students studied last week were: 2, 3, 2, 4, and 5. What is the median number of hours studied?

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4