Problem:
Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer:
Which statement about the mean, mode, and median of these numbers is true?
Answer Choices:
A. median mean mode
B. mean mode median
C. mean median mode
D. median mode mean
E. mode median mean
Solution:
The ordered list is . The mean is , the median is , and the mode is . Because , the correct order is mean median mode.
Answer: .
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions