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The question
Question: find the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 3 and 8.
Mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 3, 8
The mode is the number that comes up most often.
mode: the one that comes most often
1 Put them in order
First we put them in order, smallest first: 2, 3, 3, 3, 5 and 8.
= 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 8
We still have 6 numbers.
None is lost.
6 numbers ✓
2 Count each number
3 comes 3 times.
We write each number, and how many times it comes.
= 2 → 1, 3 → 3, 5 → 1, 8 → 1
3 Pick the most
3 comes the most: 3 times.
So the mode is 3.
= mode = 3
Let's look back.
First: put them in order.
Then: count each number.
Last: pick the most.
Answer
= mode = 3