1. Mean, Median, Mode & Range
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Vocabulary Review
Sum – the answer to an addition problem.
Addend – the numbers you added together to get the sum.
6 + 9 = 15
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Definition
Mean
Means
Average
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Definition
Mean – the average of a group of numbers.
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
Mean = 3
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5. Mean is found by evening out the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
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6. Mean is found by evening out the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
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7. Mean is found by evening out the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
mean = 3
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8. How to Find the Mean of a Group of Numbers
Step 1 – Add all the numbers.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
= 96
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9. How to Find the Mean of a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Divide the sum by the number of addends.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
= 96
How many addends are there?
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10. How to Find the Mean of a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Divide the sum by the number of addends. 1 6 6) 96
# of addends
sum 6 3 6 3 6
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11. How to Find the Mean of a Group of Numbers
The mean or average of these numbers is 16.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
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12. What is the mean of these numbers? 7, 10, 168 10 11 12
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13. What is the mean of the numbers 26, 33, 41, 5236 37 38 39
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14. The answer to an addition problem?
Sum
Addend
Mode
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Definition
Median
is in the
Middle
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Definition
Median – the middle number in a set of ordered numbers.
1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Median = 7
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17. The numbers you add together to get a sum?
mode
addends
Range
median
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Mean means…?
Sum
Addend
Median
Average
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19. How to Find the Median in a Group of Numbers
Step 1 – Arrange the numbers in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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20. The middle number in a group of a numbers?
Mode
Median
Range
Addends

21. How to Find the Median in a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Find the middle number.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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22. How to Find the Median in a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Find the middle number.
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
This is your median number.
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23. How to Find the Median in a Group of Numbers
Step 3 – If there are two middle numbers, find the mean of these two numbers.
18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28
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24. How to Find the Median in a Group of Numbers
Step 3 – If there are two middle numbers, find the mean of these two numbers. 46 =
median 23 2) 46
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25. What is the median of these numbers?
16, 10, 7
7, 10, 16 10
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26. What is the median of these numbers? 9,11,14
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27. What is the median of these numbers? 14, 9, 11
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28. What is the median of these numbers? 29, 8, 4, 11, 1912 19
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29. What is the median of these numbers 29, 8, 4, 11, 1910 11 12
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30. What is the median of these numbers? 32, 7, 2, 12, 14, 1913 14 19
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31. What is the median of these numbers?
31, 7, 2, 12, 14, 19
2, 7, 12, 14, 19, 31 13 2)
= 26 26
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32. What is the median of these numbers?
53, 5, 81, 67, 25, 78
5, 25, 53, 67, 78, 81 60 2)
= 120
120
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Definition
Mode
is the most
Popular
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Definition
A la mode – the most popular or that which is in fashion.
Baseball caps are a la mode today.
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Definition
Mode – the number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers.
1, 1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Mode = 1
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36. How to Find the Mode in a Group of Numbers
Step 1 – Arrange the numbers in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 18
18, 18, 19, 21, 24
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37. How to Find the Mode in a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Find the number that is repeated the most.
21, 18, 24, 19, 18
18, 18, 19, 21, 24
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38. Which number is the mode? 29, 8, 4, 8, 196 12 19
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39. Which number is the mode?
29, 8, 4, 8, 19
4, 8, 8, 19, 29 8
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40. Which number is the mode? 1, 2, 2, 9, 9, 4, 9, 10
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41. Which number is the mode?
1, 2, 2, 9, 9, 4, 9, 10
1, 2, 2, 4, 9, 9, 9, 10 9
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Definition
Range
is the distance
Between
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Definition
Range – the difference between the greatest and the least value in a set of numbers.
1, 1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Range = 12
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44. How to Find the Range in a Group of Numbers
Step 1 – Arrange the numbers in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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45. How to Find the Range in a Group of Numbers
Step 2 – Find the lowest and highest numbers.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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46. How to Find the Range in a Group of Numbers
Step 3 – Find the difference between these 2 numbers.
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
27 – 18 = 9
The range is 9
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What is the range?  29, 8, 4, 8, 19   4 8 19 25 29
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What is the range?
29, 8, 4, 8, 19
4, 8, 8, 19, 29
29 – 4 = 25
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What is the range?  31, 8, 3, 11, 19   3 8 11 19 28 31
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What is the range?
31, 8, 3, 11, 19
3, 8, 11, 19, 31
31 – 3 = 28
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What is the range?  23, 7, 9, 41, 19   7 9 23 34 41
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What is the range?
23, 7, 9, 41, 19
7, 9, 23, 19, 41
41 – 7 = 34
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