Mean, Median, Mode and Range – Gaming

Averages
1. The table gives information about the recommended retail price of a video game from
2016 to 2020.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Recommended
32.64 33.47 34.99 34.13 34.42
Retail Price (£)
a. Calculate the range of the recommended retail price.

b. Between 2016 and 2020, the price of the game generally follows a trend. Between
which two years does the price not follow this trend?

c. What is the median price?

d. By rounding the recommended retail price to the nearest pound, calculate the
modal price of the game.

e. In 2015, the recommended retail price of the game was £1.23 lower than the mean
recommended retail price from 2016 to 2020. Calculate the price of the game in
2015.

2. To create and produce a video game costs an average of £50 000 000. A new game is
sold at a retail price of £35.
a. How many games would need to be sold for the game to start making a profit?

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b. Some games are sold with a 10% reduction. The total money received for these
games is £315. Calculate the number of games sold at the reduced price.

3. The table represents the average number of hours children in the UK spent on gaming
per week, by age.
Year 2019 2018 2017 2016
Age
3-4 4.7 6.2 5.9 6.8
5-7 6.3 7.6 7.3 6.9
8 - 11 9.5 10.1 10 9.5
12 - 15 11.6 13.8 12.2 13.4

a. Calculate the range of the hours spent gaming in 2017.

b. What was the median number of hours spent gaming in 2019?

c. Compare the mean hours spent gaming, across all age-groups, in 2016 and 2018.
You should calculate both means before commenting.

d. What is the relationship between the age of the children and the length of time
spent gaming?

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Challenge
12 children were asked how many video games they owned. The mean number of games
they owned was 12.
One of the children surveyed owned 6 games.
Calculate the mean number of games the rest of the children own. Round your answer to
the nearest whole number.

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