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, 20, 6, 14, 15. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 14; median 15; mode 15; range 14
- Mean: 70 ÷ 5 = 14
- Ordered: 6, 14, 15, 15, 20 → median 15
- Mode: 15
- Range: 20 − 6 = 14
2.Data: 20, 14, 11, 2, 8. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 11; mode no mode; range 18
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 2, 8, 11, 14, 20 → median 11
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 2 = 18
3.Data: 10, 9, 5, 15, 6. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 9; median 9; mode no mode; range 10
- Mean: 45 ÷ 5 = 9
- Ordered: 5, 6, 9, 10, 15 → median 9
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 15 − 5 = 10
4.Data: 11, 8, 6, 12, 13. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 10; median 11; mode no mode; range 7
- Mean: 50 ÷ 5 = 10
- Ordered: 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 → median 11
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 13 − 6 = 7
5.Data: 19, 3, 11, 16, 1. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 10; median 11; mode no mode; range 18
- Mean: 50 ÷ 5 = 10
- Ordered: 1, 3, 11, 16, 19 → median 11
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 19 − 1 = 18
6.Data: 14, 2, 14, 14, 16. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 14; mode 14; range 14
- Mean: 60 ÷ 5 = 12
- Ordered: 2, 14, 14, 14, 16 → median 14
- Mode: 14
- Range: 16 − 2 = 14
7.Data: 13, 15, 13, 19, 20. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 16; median 15; mode 13; range 7
- Mean: 80 ÷ 5 = 16
- Ordered: 13, 13, 15, 19, 20 → median 15
- Mode: 13
- Range: 20 − 13 = 7
8.Data: 14, 18, 1, 13, 4. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 10; median 13; mode no mode; range 17
- Mean: 50 ÷ 5 = 10
- Ordered: 1, 4, 13, 14, 18 → median 13
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 18 − 1 = 17
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