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Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Mode in Context: 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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Free

Difficulty

Higher

Estimated time

30 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • RememberIdentify mode in context

    Identify mode in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain mode in context

    Explain mode in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate mode in context

    Calculate mode in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare mode in context

    Compare mode in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

Working with Mode
Introducing Mode
Median

How Mode in Context 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.

Key wordsmeanmedianmoderangedata

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.For the data 5, 6, 6, 12, 17, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
  2. 2.For the data 5, 6, 11, 16, 17, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
  3. 3.For the data 5, 13, 14, 15, 20, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
  4. 4.For the data 4, 6, 8, 12, 12, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
  5. 5.For the data 10, 15, 17, 24, 25, 32, 40, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
  6. 6.For the data 2, 6, 11, 33, 35, 35, 38, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
  7. 7.For the data 5, 7, 8, 13, 23, 27, 30, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
  8. 8.For the data 1, 1, 10, 19, 25, 26, 32, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
  9. 9.For the data 5, 32, 33, 38, 43, 54, 55, 55, 59, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
  10. 10.For the data 2, 8, 9, 15, 19, 22, 37, 40, 43, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
  11. 11.For the data 2, 4, 28, 29, 31, 39, 51, 58, 59, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
  12. 12.For the data 1, 15, 28, 29, 29, 34, 36, 40, 50, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
Show answers and working

  1. 1. Mean 9.2, median 6, mode 6, range 12

    Mean = 46 ÷ 5 = 9.2. Median = middle value in order = 6. Mode = most common = 6. Range = 17 − 5 = 12.

  2. 2. Mean 11, median 11, mode none, range 12

    Mean = 55 ÷ 5 = 11. Median = middle value in order = 11. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 17 − 5 = 12.

  3. 3. Mean 13.4, median 14, mode none, range 15

    Mean = 67 ÷ 5 = 13.4. Median = middle value in order = 14. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 20 − 5 = 15.

  4. 4. Mean 8.4, median 8, mode 12, range 8

    Mean = 42 ÷ 5 = 8.4. Median = middle value in order = 8. Mode = most common = 12. Range = 12 − 4 = 8.

  5. 5. Mean 23.29, median 24, mode none, range 30

    Mean = 163 ÷ 7 = 23.29. Median = middle value in order = 24. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 40 − 10 = 30.

  6. 6. Mean 22.86, median 33, mode 35, range 36

    Mean = 160 ÷ 7 = 22.86. Median = middle value in order = 33. Mode = most common = 35. Range = 38 − 2 = 36.

  7. 7. Mean 16.14, median 13, mode none, range 25

    Mean = 113 ÷ 7 = 16.14. Median = middle value in order = 13. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 30 − 5 = 25.

  8. 8. Mean 16.29, median 19, mode 1, range 31

    Mean = 114 ÷ 7 = 16.29. Median = middle value in order = 19. Mode = most common = 1. Range = 32 − 1 = 31.

  9. 9. Mean 41.56, median 43, mode 55, range 54

    Mean = 374 ÷ 9 = 41.56. Median = middle value in order = 43. Mode = most common = 55. Range = 59 − 5 = 54.

  10. 10. Mean 21.67, median 19, mode none, range 41

    Mean = 195 ÷ 9 = 21.67. Median = middle value in order = 19. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 43 − 2 = 41.

  11. 11. Mean 33.44, median 31, mode none, range 57

    Mean = 301 ÷ 9 = 33.44. Median = middle value in order = 31. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 59 − 2 = 57.

  12. 12. Mean 29.11, median 29, mode 29, range 49

    Mean = 262 ÷ 9 = 29.11. Median = middle value in order = 29. Mode = most common = 29. Range = 50 − 1 = 49.

Worked examples

Easy example

For the data 2, 2, 3, 4, 16, find the mean, median, mode and range.

  1. Mean = 27 ÷ 5 = 5.4.
  2. Median = middle value in order = 3.
  3. Mode = most common = 2.
  4. Range = 16 − 2 = 14.
  5. Answer: Mean 5.4, median 3, mode 2, range 14
Medium example

For the data 1, 2, 8, 10, 13, 33, 36, find the mean, median, mode and range.

  1. Mean = 103 ÷ 7 = 14.71.
  2. Median = middle value in order = 10.
  3. Mode = most common = no repeated value.
  4. Range = 36 − 1 = 35.
  5. Answer: Mean 14.71, median 10, mode none, range 35
Hard example

For the data 2, 3, 3, 16, 28, 41, 43, 52, 55, find the mean, median, mode and range.

  1. Mean = 243 ÷ 9 = 27.
  2. Median = middle value in order = 28.
  3. Mode = most common = 3.
  4. Range = 55 − 2 = 53.
  5. Answer: Mean 27, median 28, mode 3, range 53

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • 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.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

AQA AQA-537.1 — Mapped statement covering Mode in Context.FBISE FBI-861.2 — Mapped statement covering Mode in Context.

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