Year 8 Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 mean, median, mode & range worksheet.
Year 8 Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Order the data first. Show your working for each measure.
1.Data: 15, 18, 6, 3, 8. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 10; median 8; mode no mode; range 15
- Mean: 50 ÷ 5 = 10
- Ordered: 3, 6, 8, 15, 18 → median 8
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 18 − 3 = 15
2.Data: 17, 14, 20, 10, 14. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 15; median 14; mode 14; range 10
- Mean: 75 ÷ 5 = 15
- Ordered: 10, 14, 14, 17, 20 → median 14
- Mode: 14
- Range: 20 − 10 = 10
3.Data: 14, 1, 17, 6, 17. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 14; mode 17; range 16
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 1, 6, 14, 17, 17 → median 14
- Mode: 17
- Range: 17 − 1 = 16
4.Data: 10, 9, 3, 6, 12. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 8; median 9; mode no mode; range 9
- Mean: 40 ÷ 5 = 8
- Ordered: 3, 6, 9, 10, 12 → median 9
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 12 − 3 = 9
5.Data: 4, 14, 17, 4, 1. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 8; median 4; mode 4; range 16
- Mean: 40 ÷ 5 = 8
- Ordered: 1, 4, 4, 14, 17 → median 4
- Mode: 4
- Range: 17 − 1 = 16
6.Data: 6, 18, 16, 14, 1. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 14; mode no mode; range 17
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 1, 6, 14, 16, 18 → median 14
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 18 − 1 = 17
7.Data: 7, 8, 16, 8, 16. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 8; mode 8 and 16; range 9
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 7, 8, 8, 16, 16 → median 8
- Mode: 8 and 16
- Range: 16 − 7 = 9
8.Data: 8, 15, 5, 16, 11. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 11; mode no mode; range 11
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 5, 8, 11, 15, 16 → median 11
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 16 − 5 = 11
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