Step by step
The question
Question: find the mode of 4, 6, 4, 6 and 9.
Mode of 4, 6, 4, 6, 9
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: 4, 4, 6, 6 and 9.
= 4, 4, 6, 6, 9
We still have 5 numbers.
None is lost.
5 numbers ✓
2 Count each number
4 comes 2 times.
6 comes 2 times.
We write each number, and how many times it comes.
= 4 → 2, 6 → 2, 9 → 1
3 Pick the most
4 and 6 both come 2 times, the most.
So there are two modes.
= modes = 4 and 6
Let's look back.
First: put them in order.
Then: count each number.
Last: pick the most.
Answer
= modes = 4 and 6