SSAT Middle Level Math : Data Analysis and Probability

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #91 : Mean

What number is halfway between  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The two numbers are  apart, so the number half way between is  away from both.  Or you could find the average of  and .  The answer is the same.

Example Question #92 : Mean

Find the mean of the following set of numbers:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add the numbers, and divide by 5:

Example Question #94 : Data Analysis

Find the mean of this set of numbers:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First add all the numbers; then, divide by the amount of numbers in the set:

Answer: The mean is .

Example Question #95 : Data Analysis

Find the mean of the following set:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The mean is the sum of the numbers in the set divided by the number of values in the set:

Example Question #523 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

Olivia is considering buying a new car. She is looking at three different cars. The price for the three cars is ,  and , respectively. What is the average price of a car Olivia is considering?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First add up the prices of each of the cars:

Then divide that number by the total number of cars:

Answer: The average price of a car Olivia is considering is 

Example Question #93 : Mean

Find the mean of this set of numbers:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, add the numbers in the set:

Then divide by the amount of numbers in the set:

Answer: The mean is .

 

Example Question #115 : Data Analysis And Probability

Andy is grading the tests of  of his students and their results were as follows; .  What is the average grade in the class?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the average, you must first add up all of the test scores.  The total is .  Then you must divide that number by the number of test scores.  Your final answer would be .

Example Question #101 : Data Analysis

Give the mode of the following data set:

Possible Answers:

The set has four modes: 3, 4, 5, and 6.

The set has no mode.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The element 6 appears four times, more frequently than any other element, and is therefore the (only) mode.

Example Question #532 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

Find the mode in this set:

856, 479, 256, 245, 256, 659, 213, 256, 478, 789.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Identify the number that appears most frequently.

The answer is

Example Question #102 : Data Analysis

Find the mode in this set:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Fing the number that appears most frequently in the set.

The answer is .

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