Range (Year 5)

Practise range within Statistics for Year 5, with worked examples and instant feedback.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

Find the mean of: 6, 8, 10, 12.

  • 9
  • 10
  • 36
  • 6

Answer: 9. 36 ÷ 4 = 9.

ProCompare and infer.

Read scale: ticks every 20 ml. Pointer at 4th tick past 100 ml. Value?

  • 180 ml
  • 120 ml
  • 104 ml
  • 60 ml

Answer: 180 ml. 100 + 4×20.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

Why do we sometimes prefer the mode over the median?

  • Mode is best for categorical data (e.g. favourite colour) where 'middle' has no meaning.
  • Mode is always better.
  • Convention.
  • Coincidence.

Answer: Mode is best for categorical data (e.g. favourite colour) where 'middle' has no meaning.. Mode for categories.

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