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1 Mode, median and range

1 Work out the range of each set of data.

a 12, 7, 15, 13, 9, 11, 10

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b 52, 59, 47, 34, 40

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c 325, 360, 400, 390, 310, 350

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d 2.6, 2.1, 2.7, 2.4, 2.5, 2.9

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2 Write the mode for each set of data.

a red, green, green, blue, red, green, red, blue, green

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b 120, 140, 150, 170, 140, 160, 140, 150, 130

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c 3.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.7, 3.6, 3.8, 3.5, 3.4, 3.5

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3 Write the two modes for each set of data.

a 17, 14, 15, 13, 16, 14, 15, 14, 17, 15

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b 5.6, 5.4, 5.7, 5.5, 5.3, 5.7, 5.3, 5.2

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4 Write a set of data that has no mode.

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5 Write each set of data in order, from smallest to largest. Then write the median.

a 2, 9, 7, 4, 5

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b 12, 14, 15, 17, 14, 16, 14

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6 Work out the median for each set of data.

a 14, 16, 18, 13, 18, 14

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b 22, 29, 27, 25, 20, 27, 28, 20

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7 The median of the set of data is 4.5

7, 6, 3, 7, 4, 4, 3, ☐

Work out the missing value.

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8 Find the mode, range and median for each of these sets of data.

a 6, 8, 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 6, 5, 9, 4

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b 20, 30, 20, 30, 20

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c 0.4, 0.7, 0, 0.2, 0.7

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1.1 Mode, median and range
1 The data shows the amount of rainfall, in mm, for six months last year.
The data for the one month is missing.

134, 116, 30, 64, 65, ☐

The median is 64.5 mm. Work out the missing value.

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2 Four students record their weekly test scores during a half term.
These are the scores for each student:

Student A 15 18 17 19 19

Student B 5 6 7 5 6

Student C 9 12 13 15 14

Student D 7 10 11 14 15

a Which student has the highest median score? ......................

b Which student has the highest range of scores? ......................

c For each student, how many scores are below their median score?

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d For each student, what fraction of the scores are below their median score?

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3 A set of data contains four values.

The mode is 7, the range is 3 and the median is 7
The least value in the data set is 6
Write the numbers in the data set.

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4 Write a set of data with:

a five values and a median of 10.5

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b four values and a median of 10.5

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5 Evie has a ten-sided spinner numbered from 1 to 10
Evie spins the spinner six times and records her results.
One value is missing.

2 6 2 7 10 ☐

a Write the possibilities for the missing value, given that:

i the mode is 2

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ii the median is 5

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iii the range is 9

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b Why is there only one possible missing value that gives a range of 9?

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c Fayaz says, 'I spun the spinner six times and the median of my results is 5.7.'
Explain why Fayaz is wrong.

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1.1 Mode, median and range
1 Here is a set of data.

9, 7, 3, 5, 3

a Order the values from smallest to largest.

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b Then work out the range.

Range = ....................

2 For each set, order the values from smallest to largest.

Then work out the range.

a 16, 25, 17, 14, 8

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Range = ...................

b 29, 37, 26, 34

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Range = ...................

3 Here is a set of data.

12, 4, 7, 5, 6

a Which is the smallest value? ......................

b Which is the largest value? ......................

c Work out the range.

Range = ...................

4 Emily and four of her friends each chose their favourite colour.
yellow, orange, red, blue, red
Which colour is the mode? ......................

5 Write the mode for each set of data.

a 7, 6, 2, 7, 6, 2, 4, 6 ......................

b 25, 30, 24, 24, 22, 20, 24 ......................

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6 This set of data is ordered from smallest to largest.

3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16

a Cross off values from each end, in pairs, to find the middle one.

b Write down the middle value. This is the median. Median = .....................

7 Write the data in each set in order, from smallest to largest.

Then write the median.

a 5, 8, 6, 3, 9

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Median = ..................

b 12, 15, 19, 10, 11, 17, 18

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Median = ..................

c 40, 50, 60, 50, 80, 70, 50

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Median = ..................

8 Write the value in the middle of the two values. This is the median.

5, 7 Median = .....................

9 Find the median of 3, 5, 7, 8

Median = .....................

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1.1 Mode, median and range
Core
1 a 8 b 25 c 90 d 0.8

2 a green b 140 c 3.5

3 a 14 and 15 b 5.3 and 5.7

4 For example 1, 2, 3

5 a 5 b 14

6 a 15 b 26

7 5

8 a mode = 6, range = 7 and median = 6

b mode = 20, range = 10 and median = 20
c mode = 0.7, range = 0.7 and median = 0.4

Depth
1 Any value that is 64 or less.

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2 a Student A b Student D c 2 d
5
3 6, 7, 7, 9

4 a Example: 10, 10.1, 10.5, 11, 12

b Example: 9, 10, 11, 12

5 a i 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 or 9 ii 4 iii 1
b There only one possible missing value that gives a range of 9 because the values cannot be
greater than 10, so 11 isn't a possibility.
c The numbers on the spinner are whole numbers so if the middle values are 5 and 6 the median
could be 5.5, but it can only be either a whole number or exactly halfway between numbers.

Support
1 a 3, 3, 5, 7, 9 b 6

2 a 17 b 11

3 a 4 b 12 c 8

4 red

5 a 6 b 24

6 b 11

7 a 6 b 15 c 50

8 6

9 6

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