Free Grade 3 Introducing Range Word Problems Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Introducing Range Word Problems: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. The mean is the total divided by how many values. The median is the middle value in order. The mode is the most common. The range is largest minus smallest.
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Prerequisites
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How Introducing Range Word Problems works
The mean is the total divided by how many values. The median is the middle value in order. The mode is the most common. The range is largest minus smallest.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.For the data 6, 8, 8, 11, 14, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 2.For the data 2, 3, 11, 17, 18, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 3.For the data 5, 6, 13, 15, 20, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 4.For the data 3, 3, 4, 5, 14, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 5.For the data 4, 6, 10, 17, 20, 24, 28, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 6.For the data 2, 16, 20, 29, 30, 33, 36, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 7.For the data 4, 10, 14, 19, 24, 27, 38, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 8.For the data 2, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 9.For the data 4, 4, 6, 26, 29, 33, 35, 41, 43, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 10.For the data 24, 24, 28, 36, 37, 41, 42, 47, 50, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 11.For the data 1, 7, 12, 15, 16, 27, 30, 37, 59, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 12.For the data 1, 2, 5, 13, 20, 26, 26, 53, 54, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
Show answers and working
1. Mean 9.4, median 8, mode 8, range 8
Mean = 47 ÷ 5 = 9.4. Median = middle value in order = 8. Mode = most common = 8. Range = 14 − 6 = 8.
2. Mean 10.2, median 11, mode none, range 16
Mean = 51 ÷ 5 = 10.2. Median = middle value in order = 11. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 18 − 2 = 16.
3. Mean 11.8, median 13, mode none, range 15
Mean = 59 ÷ 5 = 11.8. Median = middle value in order = 13. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 20 − 5 = 15.
4. Mean 5.8, median 4, mode 3, range 11
Mean = 29 ÷ 5 = 5.8. Median = middle value in order = 4. Mode = most common = 3. Range = 14 − 3 = 11.
5. Mean 15.57, median 17, mode none, range 24
Mean = 109 ÷ 7 = 15.57. Median = middle value in order = 17. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 28 − 4 = 24.
6. Mean 23.71, median 29, mode none, range 34
Mean = 166 ÷ 7 = 23.71. Median = middle value in order = 29. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 36 − 2 = 34.
7. Mean 19.43, median 19, mode none, range 34
Mean = 136 ÷ 7 = 19.43. Median = middle value in order = 19. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 38 − 4 = 34.
8. Mean 19.29, median 22, mode none, range 24
Mean = 135 ÷ 7 = 19.29. Median = middle value in order = 22. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 26 − 2 = 24.
9. Mean 24.56, median 29, mode 4, range 39
Mean = 221 ÷ 9 = 24.56. Median = middle value in order = 29. Mode = most common = 4. Range = 43 − 4 = 39.
10. Mean 36.56, median 37, mode 24, range 26
Mean = 329 ÷ 9 = 36.56. Median = middle value in order = 37. Mode = most common = 24. Range = 50 − 24 = 26.
11. Mean 22.67, median 16, mode none, range 58
Mean = 204 ÷ 9 = 22.67. Median = middle value in order = 16. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 59 − 1 = 58.
12. Mean 22.22, median 20, mode 26, range 53
Mean = 200 ÷ 9 = 22.22. Median = middle value in order = 20. Mode = most common = 26. Range = 54 − 1 = 53.
Worked examples
For the data 7, 13, 16, 17, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 72 ÷ 5 = 14.4.
- Median = middle value in order = 16.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 19 − 7 = 12.
- Answer: Mean 14.4, median 16, mode none, range 12
For the data 4, 7, 9, 15, 26, 32, 33, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 126 ÷ 7 = 18.
- Median = middle value in order = 15.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 33 − 4 = 29.
- Answer: Mean 18, median 15, mode none, range 29
For the data 1, 5, 21, 32, 35, 37, 39, 49, 52, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 271 ÷ 9 = 30.11.
- Median = middle value in order = 35.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 52 − 1 = 51.
- Answer: Mean 30.11, median 35, mode none, range 51
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Common mistakes
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Finds the median without ordering the data.
Correction: Always put the numbers in order first.
Gives the range as the two end numbers.
Correction: Range is one number: largest minus smallest.
Teacher tips
- · Collect real class data (heights, shoe sizes).
Parent tips
- · Work out your average bedtime over a week.
Real-life applications
- · Sports averages, typical prices, test scores.
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- Start with Introducing Range Techniques, Introducing Range Essentials, Mode. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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