Free Grade 3 Range in Context Word Problems Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Range in Context 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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- RememberIdentify range in context word problems
Identify range in context word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain range in context word problems
Explain range in context word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate range in context word problems
Calculate range in context word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare range in context word problems
Compare range in context word problems 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.
How Range in Context 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 11, 11, 17, 18, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 2.For the data 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 3.For the data 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 4.For the data 5, 10, 12, 12, 19, find the mean, median, mode and range.[1]
- 5.For the data 5, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 33, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 6.For the data 3, 8, 11, 17, 28, 35, 40, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 7.For the data 6, 8, 11, 14, 20, 33, 34, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 8.For the data 5, 7, 15, 21, 26, 32, 38, find the mean, median, mode and range.[2]
- 9.For the data 3, 6, 7, 10, 14, 14, 41, 42, 51, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 10.For the data 18, 19, 28, 31, 39, 42, 46, 53, 59, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 11.For the data 5, 25, 30, 31, 37, 47, 52, 53, 60, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
- 12.For the data 6, 11, 12, 15, 23, 25, 32, 40, 51, find the mean, median, mode and range.[3]
Show answers and working
1. Mean 15.2, median 17, mode 11, range 8
Mean = 76 ÷ 5 = 15.2. Median = middle value in order = 17. Mode = most common = 11. Range = 19 − 11 = 8.
2. Mean 9.4, median 7, mode none, range 18
Mean = 47 ÷ 5 = 9.4. Median = middle value in order = 7. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 19 − 1 = 18.
3. Mean 9.6, median 8, mode none, range 10
Mean = 48 ÷ 5 = 9.6. Median = middle value in order = 8. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 15 − 5 = 10.
4. Mean 11.6, median 12, mode 12, range 14
Mean = 58 ÷ 5 = 11.6. Median = middle value in order = 12. Mode = most common = 12. Range = 19 − 5 = 14.
5. Mean 18.14, median 17, mode none, range 28
Mean = 127 ÷ 7 = 18.14. Median = middle value in order = 17. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 33 − 5 = 28.
6. Mean 20.29, median 17, mode none, range 37
Mean = 142 ÷ 7 = 20.29. Median = middle value in order = 17. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 40 − 3 = 37.
7. Mean 18, median 14, mode none, range 28
Mean = 126 ÷ 7 = 18. Median = middle value in order = 14. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 34 − 6 = 28.
8. Mean 20.57, median 21, mode none, range 33
Mean = 144 ÷ 7 = 20.57. Median = middle value in order = 21. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 38 − 5 = 33.
9. Mean 20.89, median 14, mode 14, range 48
Mean = 188 ÷ 9 = 20.89. Median = middle value in order = 14. Mode = most common = 14. Range = 51 − 3 = 48.
10. Mean 37.22, median 39, mode none, range 41
Mean = 335 ÷ 9 = 37.22. Median = middle value in order = 39. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 59 − 18 = 41.
11. Mean 37.78, median 37, mode none, range 55
Mean = 340 ÷ 9 = 37.78. Median = middle value in order = 37. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 60 − 5 = 55.
12. Mean 23.89, median 23, mode none, range 45
Mean = 215 ÷ 9 = 23.89. Median = middle value in order = 23. Mode = most common = no repeated value. Range = 51 − 6 = 45.
Worked examples
For the data 10, 14, 14, 15, 17, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 70 ÷ 5 = 14.
- Median = middle value in order = 14.
- Mode = most common = 14.
- Range = 17 − 10 = 7.
- Answer: Mean 14, median 14, mode 14, range 7
For the data 16, 17, 19, 23, 28, 37, 40, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 180 ÷ 7 = 25.71.
- Median = middle value in order = 23.
- Mode = most common = no repeated value.
- Range = 40 − 16 = 24.
- Answer: Mean 25.71, median 23, mode none, range 24
For the data 7, 25, 25, 31, 33, 37, 39, 49, 60, find the mean, median, mode and range.
- Mean = 306 ÷ 9 = 34.
- Median = middle value in order = 33.
- Mode = most common = 25.
- Range = 60 − 7 = 53.
- Answer: Mean 34, median 33, mode 25, 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.
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