Mode - Mathematics Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 6 :

• JAMB 2013

The mean of seven numbers is 10. If six of the numbers are 2, 4, 8, 14, 16 and 18, find the mode.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 14
D. 2

Question 7 :

• JAMB 1981

The weights of 30 new-born babies are given as follow: 6, 9, 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8, 9, 5, 7, 5, 8, 7, 8, 7, 5, 6, 5, 7, 6, 9, 9, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8. The mode is

A. 6
B. 5
C. 8
D. 7
E. 10

Question 8 :

• JAMB 1986

The table below gives the scores of a group of students in a Mathematical test.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Scores & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\ \hline Frequency & 2 & 4 & 7 & 14 & 12 & 6 & 4 & 1\end{array}\)
If the mode in m and the number of students who scored 4 or less is s. What is (s, m)?

A. (27, 4)
B. (14,4)
C. (13,4)
D. (4,4)

Question 9 :

• JAMB 1992

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{No. of children} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text{No. of families} & 7 & 11 & 6 & 7 & 7 & 5 & 3 \end{array}\)
Find the mode and median respectively of the distribution above

A. 2, 1
B. 1, 2
C. 1, 5
D. 5, 2

Question 10 :

• JAMB 1993

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Weight(s) & 0 -10 & 10 - 20 & 20 - 30 & 40 - 50\\ \hline \text{Number of coconuts} & 10 & 27 & 19 & 6 & 2\end{array}\)
Estimate the mode of the frequency distribution above

A. 13.2g
B. 15.0g
C. 16.8g
D. 17.5g