8th Grade Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 8th Grade mean, median, mode & range worksheet.
8th Grade Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Order the data first. Show your work for each measure.
1.Data: 7, 20, 9, 1, 8. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 9; median 8; mode no mode; range 19
- Mean: 45 ÷ 5 = 9
- Ordered: 1, 7, 8, 9, 20 → median 8
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 1 = 19
2.Data: 9, 13, 15, 12, 6. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 11; median 12; mode no mode; range 9
- Mean: 55 ÷ 5 = 11
- Ordered: 6, 9, 12, 13, 15 → median 12
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 15 − 6 = 9
3.Data: 19, 7, 19, 12, 8. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 13; median 12; mode 19; range 12
- Mean: 65 ÷ 5 = 13
- Ordered: 7, 8, 12, 19, 19 → median 12
- Mode: 19
- Range: 19 − 7 = 12
4.Data: 18, 16, 3, 7, 16. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 16; mode 16; range 15
- Mean: 60 ÷ 5 = 12
- Ordered: 3, 7, 16, 16, 18 → median 16
- Mode: 16
- Range: 18 − 3 = 15
5.Data: 20, 19, 15, 16, 10. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 16; median 16; mode no mode; range 10
- Mean: 80 ÷ 5 = 16
- Ordered: 10, 15, 16, 19, 20 → median 16
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 10 = 10
6.Data: 2, 1, 9, 5, 13. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 6; median 5; mode no mode; range 12
- Mean: 30 ÷ 5 = 6
- Ordered: 1, 2, 5, 9, 13 → median 5
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 13 − 1 = 12
7.Data: 16, 17, 14, 2, 11. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 14; mode no mode; range 15
- Mean: 60 ÷ 5 = 12
- Ordered: 2, 11, 14, 16, 17 → median 14
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 17 − 2 = 15
8.Data: 16, 20, 14, 8, 17. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 15; median 16; mode no mode; range 12
- Mean: 75 ÷ 5 = 15
- Ordered: 8, 14, 16, 17, 20 → median 16
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 20 − 8 = 12
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