Today’s paper

Statistics

Ten quantitative aptitude questions, each marked as you answer.

  1. What is the range of these numbers: 11, 57, 10, 18, 23, 51, 44, 31, 51?
    Question 1
    Answer and working

    Answer A

    Largest − smallest = 57 − 10 = 47.

  2. What is the median of these numbers: 31, 10, 54, 26, 39, 17, 41?
    Question 2
    Answer and working

    Answer A

    In order: 10, 17, 26, 31, 39, 41, 54. The middle value is 31.

  3. What is the median of these numbers: 15, 49, 58, 35, 48, 43, 30, 34, 24?
    Question 3
    Answer and working

    Answer B

    In order: 15, 24, 30, 34, 35, 43, 48, 49, 58. The middle value is 35.

  4. What is the median of these numbers: 55, 17, 43, 14, 25, 39, 33, 59, 29?
    Question 4
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    In order: 14, 17, 25, 29, 33, 39, 43, 55, 59. The middle value is 33.

  5. What is the mode of these numbers: 31, 47, 30, 27, 47, 36, 47?
    Question 5
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    Answer C

    47 occurs most often (3 times): 47.

  6. What is the range of these numbers: 43, 22, 59, 60, 28, 10, 26, 39, 22?
    Question 6
    Answer and working

    Answer D

    Largest − smallest = 60 − 10 = 50.

  7. What is the mode of these numbers: 55, 47, 37, 53, 47, 31, 47?
    Question 7
    Answer and working

    Answer C

    47 occurs most often (3 times): 47.

  8. What is the mean of these numbers: 31, 24, 54, 37, 14, 40, 16, 44, 46?
    Question 8
    Answer and working

    Answer B

    Sum 306 ÷ 9 = 34.

  9. What is the mean of these numbers: 47, 23, 23, 42, 27, 22, 54?
    Question 9
    Answer and working

    Answer B

    Sum 238 ÷ 7 = 34.

  10. What is the range of these numbers: 57, 14, 60, 42, 19, 27, 13?
    Question 10
    Answer and working

    Answer A

    Largest − smallest = 60 − 13 = 47.

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