Mean, Median, Range, Mode

Mean

100

Question:
Find the mean of:
2 and 4

(2 + 4) ÷ 2 = 3

200

Find the mean of:
2, 4, 6

(2 + 4 + 6) ÷ 3 = 4

300

Question:
Find the mean of:
5, 10, 15

30 ÷ 3 = 10

400

Question:
The scores are:
8, 6, 10, 6

Mean = 7.5

500

Question:
A student’s test scores are:
40, 50, 60, 100

Mean = 62.5

Median

100

Find the median of:
1, 3, 5

3

200

Find the median of:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10

6

300

Find the median of:
1, 2, 3, 4

2.5

400

Find the median of:
9, 3, 7, 5, 1

5

500

Question:
A student records the times (minutes) spent on homework:
20, 10, 30, 40, 10, 50

Median = (20 + 30) ÷ 2 = 25

Range

100

Question:
Find the range of:
2, 5, 8

8 − 2 = 6

200

Question:
Find the range of:
10, 15, 20, 25

25 − 10 = 15

300

Question:
Find the range of:
4, 4, 4, 4

0

400

Question:
The temperatures this week were:
−2, 3, 7, 5

7 − (−2) = 9

500

Question:
Two classes have the same mean score.
Class A has a range of 10.
Class B has a range of 40.
Which class has more spread-out results?

B

Mode

100

Find the mode of:
2, 4, 4, 6

4

200

Find the mode of:
1, 3, 3, 5, 7

3

300

Find the mode of:
5, 6, 6, 7, 7

Two modes - 6 & 7

400

Find the mode of:
2, 4, 6, 8

No mode.

500

The scores in a game are:
10, 10, 12, 14, 14, 14

14

Surprise

100

Question:
Which average tells you the most common result?

Mode

200

Which average is best for finding the middle value?

Median

300

Which average uses all the numbers added together?

Mean

400

Question:
House prices are very high in one area.
Which average would be fairest to describe a “typical” price?

Median

500

Question:
Match the situation to the best measure:

• Football shirt sizes

• Test scores with one very high score

• Difference between fastest and slowest runner

Answer:
✅ Shirt sizes → Mode
✅ Test scores → Median
✅ Fastest vs slowest → Range