Grade 7 · Math · Unit 14 of 16
Mean, Median & Mode
What is typical?
What your child practises
Mean, median, mode and range, and how an outlier changes them.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: SP1, SP2 · mean, median, mode and range, and the effect of outliers
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What is the range of 52, 9, 8, 42, 43?
- 49
- 44
- 39
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44
Hint: The range is the greatest value minus the least value.
Question 2
What is the mode of 5, 16, 10, 11, 2, 5?
- 7
- 2
- 5
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5
Hint: The mode is the value that appears most often.
Question 3
What is the mean of 8, 5, 4, 15?
- 9
- 8
- 10
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8
Hint: Add all the numbers (32), then divide by how many there are (4).
Question 4
What is the mean of 15, 7, 4, 20, 14?
- 10
- 12
- 13
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12
Hint: Add all the numbers (60), then divide by how many there are (5).
Question 5
Which value is an outlier in 13, 114, 15, 19, 10, 14?
- 114
- 14
- 13
- 10
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114
Hint: An outlier is far away from the other values in the data set.
Question 6
What is the median of 4, 20, 11, 4, 10?
- 14
- 0
- 10
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10
Hint: Put the numbers in order. The median is the middle one.