Mode — Grade 6 Math, what it means and where it is taught
The value that appears most often.
Taught in Grade 6 Math.
Where it is taught
Practise this idea
3 questions in the course bank use Mode, in Sampling, Inferences & Comparing Populations, Centre & Spread.
Problem 1
Find the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 3, 8.
Worked answer
3
3 appears three times, more than any other value.
Problem 2
Find the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 3.
Worked answer
3
3 appears three times
Problem 3
Prices are $210k, $220k, $230k, $240k and $1.2m. Which describes a typical house better?
- The median
- The mean
- The range
- The mode
Worked answer
The median
Mean $420k describes no house on the street