Year 9 Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 mean, median, mode & range worksheet.
Year 9 Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Order the data first. Show your working for each measure.
1.Data: 13, 9, 9, 8, 6. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 9; median 9; mode 9; range 7
- Mean: 45 ÷ 5 = 9
- Ordered: 6, 8, 9, 9, 13 → median 9
- Mode: 9
- Range: 13 − 6 = 7
2.Data: 15, 15, 15, 13, 7. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 13; median 15; mode 15; range 8
- Mean: 65 ÷ 5 = 13
- Ordered: 7, 13, 15, 15, 15 → median 15
- Mode: 15
- Range: 15 − 7 = 8
3.Data: 2, 17, 20, 12, 9. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 12; mode no mode; range 18
- Mean: 60 ÷ 5 = 12
- Ordered: 2, 9, 12, 17, 20 → median 12
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 2 = 18
4.Data: 8, 18, 4, 14, 11. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 11; mode no mode; range 14
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 4, 8, 11, 14, 18 → median 11
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 18 − 4 = 14
5.Data: 17, 20, 19, 18, 6. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 16; median 18; mode no mode; range 14
- Mean: 80 ÷ 5 = 16
- Ordered: 6, 17, 18, 19, 20 → median 18
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 6 = 14
6.Data: 19, 17, 12, 18, 19. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 17; median 18; mode 19; range 7
- Mean: 85 ÷ 5 = 17
- Ordered: 12, 17, 18, 19, 19 → median 18
- Mode: 19
- Range: 19 − 12 = 7
7.Data: 20, 5, 18, 17, 20. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 16; median 18; mode 20; range 15
- Mean: 80 ÷ 5 = 16
- Ordered: 5, 17, 18, 20, 20 → median 18
- Mode: 20
- Range: 20 − 5 = 15
8.Data: 10, 8, 11, 15, 11. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 11; mode 11; range 7
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 8, 10, 11, 11, 15 → median 11
- Mode: 11
- Range: 15 − 8 = 7
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