Algebra 1 : How to find mode

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Example Questions

Example Question #161 : How To Find Mode

The maximum horsepowers of the world's eight fastest cars are as follows:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 753 appears three times and each other horsepower occurs only once or twice, 753 is the mode.

Example Question #522 : Statistics And Probability

The wakeup times for Daniel last week are as follows:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 6 appears three times and each other number occurs twice, 6 is the mode.

Example Question #523 : Statistics And Probability

The top ten times for a race are given in seconds:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 25 appears three times and each other time occurs only once or twice, 25 is the mode.

Example Question #524 : Statistics And Probability

The top ten final grades in a class are as follows:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 91 appears three times and each other grade occurs only once or twice, 91 is the mode.

Example Question #525 : Statistics And Probability

The number of counties in states is given for five states:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 14 appears twice and each other number occurs only once, 14 is the mode.

Example Question #526 : Statistics And Probability

The number of chairs inside houses is given for twelve houses on a street:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 22 appears four times and each other number occurs either once, twice, or three times, 14 is the mode.

Example Question #527 : Statistics And Probability

The number of free throws made by players at practice is as follows:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 8 appears five times and each other number occurs three or four time, 8 is the mode.

Example Question #528 : Statistics And Probability

The number of pieces accumulated by individuals within a group of trick-or-treaters is as follows:

What is the mode?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 137 is the only number to appear more than once, 137 is the mode.

Example Question #161 : How To Find Mode

Find the mode of the data set:

 

16, 13, 14, 19, 15, 16, 15, 17, 20, 19, 16, 14

Possible Answers:

17

14

13

16

15

Correct answer:

16

Explanation:

The mode is the value that appears the most in a set of data, so 16 is the mode because it appears three times in the data set.

Example Question #170 : How To Find Mode

On a recent algebra test, students achieved the following scores:

Student 1: 

Student 2: 

Student 3: 

Student 4: 

Student 5: 

Student 6: 

Student 7: 

Student 8: 

Student 9: 

Student 10: 

What is the mode of these test scores?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember that the mode is simply the score that appears the most often. In this case, that is . (There are two students who scored a , but there are three who scored an .)

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