Free Grade 3 Range in Context Techniques Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Range in Context Techniques: 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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- RememberIdentify range in context techniques
Identify range in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- UnderstandExplain range in context techniques
Explain range in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate range in context techniques
Calculate range in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare range in context techniques
Compare range in context techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Range in Context Techniques 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 1, 6, 13, 14, 15, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 2.For the data 4, 5, 9, 15, 18, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 3.For the data 4, 5, 5, 10, 15, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 4.For the data 2, 10, 12, 14, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 5.For the data 1, 7, 11, 18, 27, 28, 32, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 6.For the data 12, 15, 21, 24, 36, 37, 39, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 7.For the data 1, 10, 10, 22, 27, 27, 36, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 8.For the data 14, 21, 22, 29, 31, 32, 39, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 9.For the data 7, 10, 16, 17, 23, 23, 33, 39, 54, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 10.For the data 7, 15, 17, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 40, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 11.For the data 5, 13, 22, 25, 27, 37, 45, 49, 50, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 12.For the data 5, 28, 28, 47, 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
Show answers and working
1. Mean 9.8, median 13, mode none, range 14
Mean = 49 ÷ 5 = 9.8. Median = middle value in order = 13. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 15 − 1 = 14.
2. Mean 10.2, median 9, mode none, range 14
Mean = 51 ÷ 5 = 10.2. Median = middle value in order = 9. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 18 − 4 = 14.
3. Mean 7.8, median 5, mode 5, range 11
Mean = 39 ÷ 5 = 7.8. Median = middle value in order = 5. Mode = most common = 5. Range = 15 − 4 = 11.
4. Mean 11.4, median 12, mode none, range 17
Mean = 57 ÷ 5 = 11.4. Median = middle value in order = 12. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 19 − 2 = 17.
5. Mean 17.71, median 18, mode none, range 31
Mean = 124 ÷ 7 = 17.71. Median = middle value in order = 18. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 32 − 1 = 31.
6. Mean 26.29, median 24, mode none, range 27
Mean = 184 ÷ 7 = 26.29. Median = middle value in order = 24. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 39 − 12 = 27.
7. Mean 19, median 22, mode 10 and 27, range 35
Mean = 133 ÷ 7 = 19. Median = middle value in order = 22. Mode = most common = 10 and 27. Range = 36 − 1 = 35.
8. Mean 26.86, median 29, mode none, range 25
Mean = 188 ÷ 7 = 26.86. Median = middle value in order = 29. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 39 − 14 = 25.
9. Mean 24.67, median 23, mode 23, range 47
Mean = 222 ÷ 9 = 24.67. Median = middle value in order = 23. Mode = most common = 23. Range = 54 − 7 = 47.
10. Mean 26.67, median 31, mode none, range 33
Mean = 240 ÷ 9 = 26.67. Median = middle value in order = 31. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 40 − 7 = 33.
11. Mean 30.33, median 27, mode none, range 45
Mean = 273 ÷ 9 = 30.33. Median = middle value in order = 27. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 50 − 5 = 45.
12. Mean 42.78, median 51, mode 28, range 54
Mean = 385 ÷ 9 = 42.78. Median = middle value in order = 51. Mode = most common = 28. Range = 59 − 5 = 54.
Worked examples
For the data 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 78 ÷ 5 = 15.6.
- Median = middle value in order = 16.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 19 − 12 = 7.
- Answer: Mean 15.6, median 16, mode none, range 7
For the data 8, 15, 19, 22, 26, 28, 37, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 155 ÷ 7 = 22.14.
- Median = middle value in order = 22.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 37 − 8 = 29.
- Answer: Mean 22.14, median 22, mode none, range 29
For the data 1, 3, 10, 12, 29, 40, 42, 42, 53, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 232 ÷ 9 = 25.78.
- Median = middle value in order = 29.
- Mode = most common = 42.
- Range = 53 − 1 = 52.
- Answer: Mean 25.78, median 29, mode 42, range 52
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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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