Step by step
The question
Question: find the mode of 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 5 and 2.
Mode of 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 5, 2
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, 5, 5, 5, 7 and 8.
2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 8
We still have 7 numbers.
None is lost.
7 numbers ✓
2 Count each number
5 comes 3 times.
We write each number, and how many times it comes.
2 → 1, 3 → 1, 5 → 3, 7 → 1, 8 → 1
3 Pick the most
5 comes the most: 3 times.
So the mode is 5.
mode = 5
Let's look back.
First: put them in order.
Then: count each number.
Last: pick the most.
Answer
mode = 5