Name: Date:
Averages
Mode (Most Common)
The number that is in the list the most times.
E.G: 1 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,2 ,9 ,4
The most common number in this list is the number 4 so the MODE is 4.
Median (The Middle Number)
Once the list of numbers has been put in order smallest to biggest the Median is the number
in the middle of the list.
E.G: 1 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,2 ,9 ,4
1st put the numbers in order smallest to biggest – 1 ,2 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,9
2nd cross of each number (1 from each end of the list) until there is only 1 left in the middle
1 ,2 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,9
4 is the number in the middle of the list so the MEDIAN is 4.
Mean (The mean one!!!)
Add all the numbers in the list together then divide by how many numbers are in the list.
E.G: 1 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,2 ,9 ,4
1st add the numbers together 1+4+4+4+2+9+4 = 28
2nd divide the answer by how many numbers are in the list 28 ÷ 7 = 4
So, the MEAN is 4.
Range (The difference)
Find the difference between the biggest and the smallest number.
E.G: 1 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,2 ,9 ,4
The biggest number is 9 and the smallest number is 1. Calculate: 9 – 1 = 8
The Range is 8.
Mode (Most Common)
Find the Mode:
a) 1,7,7,8,9,2
HINT:
You can have more than one
b) 9,7,8,5,1,1,1 number for the Mode
c) 2,2,2,2,2,2,2
d) 1,1,7,7,7,4,1
e) 2,1,3,3,4,4,3,4
f) 9,4,5,8,7,2
g) 1,7,4,3,2,1
HINT:
If there is no mode then the answer
h) 1,2,3,4,5,6 is NO MODE!
i) 1,1,3,1
j) 9,7,2,4,4,1,1
Median (The middle number)
Find the Median:
a) 4,3,2,2,1,4,3
HIINT:
Remember to put the numbers in
b) 9,9,9,7,2,1,1 order from smallest to biggest first.
c) 2,4,9,8,2
d) 1,1,1,1,4
e) 4,3,2,1
HINT:
f) 8,7,5,5,4,3,1,1,2 If there are two
numbers in the middle
of the list find the
g) 1,2,3,4,5,6 Median by adding the
two numbers together
then divide the answer
h) 9,7,6,4,1,2 by 2.
E.G:
1 ,2 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7
44 ++ 55 == 11
9
i) 7,6,1,2,3 9 DIVIDED by
11 ÷ 2 = 5.5 2 = 4.5
The Median in this case
would be 5.5 4.5
j) 4,4,4,2,1,1,1
Mean (The mean one!!!)
Find the Mean:
a) 2,4,6,10,2,2,2
REMEMBER:
Step 1- add all the numbers
together
b) 1,4,5,1,4 Step 2- divide the answer by how
many are in the list.
c) 1,7,10
d) 2,7,1,8,2,9,1,2
e) 1,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,2,8
f) 7,9,1,3,5
g) 3,9,6,1,2,1,1,2,2
Range (The difference)
Find the Range:
a) 9,10,8,4,3
HINT:
You might find it easier to
b) 9,2,1,3,1 put the numbers in order
from smallest to biggest
first.
c) 4,7,8,1,3
d) 1,1,2,4,5
e) 8,7,6,5,4,3,2
f) 10,4,7,2,3
g) 9,9,8,7,1
h) 4,5,7,2,3
i) 10,7,3,7,1
j) 7,6,5,2,3,4,9,1
Challenge!
Find the Mode, Median, Mean and Range:
a) 8,10,2,5,5,5
Mode = Median =
Mean = Range =
b) 6,2,2,1,1,7,2
Mode = Median =
Mean = Range =
c) 9,9,6,1,5
Mode = Median =
Mean = Range =
d) 9,4,5,6,1
Mode = Median =
Mean = Range =
e) 10,9,2
Mode = Median =
Mean = Range = /20
