Step by step
The question
Question: find the mode of 7, 1, 7 and 4.
Mode of 7, 1, 7, 4
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: 1, 4, 7 and 7.
= 1, 4, 7, 7
We still have 4 numbers.
None is lost.
4 numbers ✓
2 Count each number
7 comes 2 times.
We write each number, and how many times it comes.
= 1 → 1, 4 → 1, 7 → 2
3 Pick the most
7 comes the most: 2 times.
So the mode is 7.
= mode = 7
Let's look back.
First: put them in order.
Then: count each number.
Last: pick the most.
Answer
= mode = 7