Page 7 - Averages

The mode

1 Find the mode for each set of data.

a 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 1, 5, 1, 3, 6, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 6, 5

b 17, 11, 12, 15, 11, 13, 18, 14, 17, 15, 13, 15, 16, 14

2 Find the modal category for each set of data.

a I, A, E, U, A, O, A, E, U, A, I, A, E, I, E, O, E, I, E, O

b CNN, SKY, BBC, ABC, BBC, SKY, BBC, ABC, CNN, SKY, BBC, SKY, CNN

c ♥, ♣, ♦, ♣, ♠, ♥, ♣, ♦, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

3 Farmer Giles kept a record of
the number of eggs his hens
laid. His data is shown on the
bar chart.
a How many hens did Farmer
Giles have?
b What is the mode of the
number of eggs laid?
c How many eggs were laid
altogether?

4 This table shows favourite pets for
students in form Y10E. Dog Cat Rabbit Guinea pig Other
a How many students are in the Boys 8 1 3 2 0
form Y10E?
Girls 3 3 7 3 1
b What is the modal pet for:
i boys ii girls iii the whole form?

c After two new students join the form, the modal pet for the form changes and its
value becomes 12 .
Which of the following statements are true?
1 Both students like cats.

2 Both students like rabbits.
3 One student likes rabbits; the other likes cats.
4 You cannot tell what pets they like.

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