Multiple choice

What is the mode of the following data, if the students are standing according to the marks they scored in the class? 51, 58, 56, 96, 85, 75, 87, 23, 25, 56, 57, 66, 69, 85, 45, 96, 52, 43, 85, 99, 92, 47, 59 and 66.

  1. 85

  2. 75

  3. 69

  4. 66

  5. NA
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Explanation

The mode is the value that appears most frequently. Counting the occurrences: 85 appears 3 times, 96 appears 2 times, 66 appears 2 times, 56 appears 2 times. 85 is the mode.

AI explanation

The mode of an ungrouped dataset is the value that appears most frequently. Count the occurrences of each number in the list to find that 85 appears three times. The other numbers, such as 56, 66 and 96, each appear only twice or once. Therefore, the mode is 85.

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