8th Grade Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 8th Grade mean, median, mode & range worksheet.
8th Grade Mean, Median, Mode and Range Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Order the data first. Show your work for each measure.
1.Data: 7, 6, 5, 18, 4, 2. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 7; median 5.5; mode no mode; range 16
- Mean: 42 ÷ 6 = 7
- Ordered: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18 → median 5.5
- Mode: no mode
- Range: 18 − 2 = 16
2.Data: 4, 6, 17, 1, 16, 20, 20. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 16; mode 20; range 19
- Mean: 84 ÷ 7 = 12
- Ordered: 1, 4, 6, 16, 17, 20, 20 → median 16
- Mode: 20
- Range: 20 − 1 = 19
3.Data: 19, 15, 18, 6, 8, 6. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 12; median 11.5; mode 6; range 13
- Mean: 72 ÷ 6 = 12
- Ordered: 6, 6, 8, 15, 18, 19 → median 11.5
- Mode: 6
- Range: 19 − 6 = 13
4.Data: 5, 2, 8, 3, 2, 10. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 5; median 4; mode 2; range 8
- Mean: 30 ÷ 6 = 5
- Ordered: 2, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 → median 4
- Mode: 2
- Range: 10 − 2 = 8
5.Data: 10, 2, 1, 4, 19, 3, 3. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 6; median 3; mode 3; range 18
- Mean: 42 ÷ 7 = 6
- Ordered: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 10, 19 → median 3
- Mode: 3
- Range: 19 − 1 = 18
6.Data: 6, 6, 20, 20, 14, 12. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 13; median 13; mode 6 and 20; range 14
- Mean: 78 ÷ 6 = 13
- Ordered: 6, 6, 12, 14, 20, 20 → median 13
- Mode: 6 and 20
- Range: 20 − 6 = 14
7.Data: 20, 7, 19, 7, 3, 4. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 10; median 7; mode 7; range 17
- Mean: 60 ÷ 6 = 10
- Ordered: 3, 4, 7, 7, 19, 20 → median 7
- Mode: 7
- Range: 20 − 3 = 17
8.Data: 10, 5, 11, 3, 14, 5. Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode and (d) range.
Answer: mean 8; median 7.5; mode 5; range 11
- Mean: 48 ÷ 6 = 8
- Ordered: 3, 5, 5, 10, 11, 14 → median 7.5
- Mode: 5
- Range: 14 − 3 = 11
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