Jack has the following scores on exams in his math class.

81, 87, 93, 89, 61, 81

If he wants to make his performance sound as good as possible, which measure should he use—the mean, the median, or the mode of his exam grades when he talks about how he is doing? Explain.

In you response, make sure to:

A. calculate the mean,
B. calculate the median, and
C. calculate the mode of his exam grades
D. compare and pick the measure that makes his performance sound as good as possible.

10 answers

So... start by calculating each measure (mean, mode and median). We would be happy to check your work when you have completed it : )
A. 82
B. 84
C. 81
For D I'm a little confused and I need help with it please
Do I have to compare those 3 numbers and pick the number that is the highest for D?
Yes, and that would be 84, the median.
im confused pls help me
the answer to D is 32
B.is not 84 it's 81
are u sure mr renalds? i thought it was 84
the median only has six numbers so what you would do is add 81 and 87 and then divide it by two I believe
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