SOL 5.PS.2 - Mean, Median, Mode, Range

David wants to find out which student name is most popular in fifth grade at his school. Which measure of center would be the best way to show this information?

• Mode

• Range

• Median

• Mean

Hayden wants to find out what grade he must receive on his next math test in order

to receive a 90 on his report card. His current math test grades are a 90, 89, 91, and

92. Which measure of center would be best for him to use?

• Mode

• Mean

• Range

• Median

Which term best describes the measure of the spread of the data?

• median

• range

• mode

• mean

The table shows the number of people attending the pool for a week. What is the range of people attending the pool during the week?

• 100

• 120

• 110

• 200

The teacher was passing out candy for Fun Friday and wanted to make sure that

everyone received the same amount of candy. Which term describes the amount of

candy each child will receive?

• Median

• Range

• Mean

• Mode

Teresa interviewed each teacher at her school to find out how long they had been teaching. She organized her results with a stem-and-leaf plot. According to her data, which statement is true?

• There is no mode.

• No teacher has taught for fewer than 10 years.

• The median is 18.

• The spread of the data set is 29.

The data set below represents the number of pets owned by each student in Mrs.

Mullins' class.

1, 8, 5, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 11, 4, 6, 3, 7

What is the mean number of pets owned by the students in Mrs. Mullins' class?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

The stem-and-leaf plot shows the average weight of pet birds. What is the mode for the data?

• 20

• 10

• 22

• 27

This data represents Mr. Jone's bowling scores.

90, 105, 120, 125, 135, 145, 160, 160, 175, 205

Find the median for the set of data.

• 140

• 160

• 142

• 115

The following is a stem and leaf plot of students' scores on a Science test. Which of the following is not true about the students' scores?

• The median and mode are both 85.

• The test was taken by 18 students.

• The range is 38.

• The lowest score is 62.