Question

You have found the following ages (in years) of 4 bears. Those bears were randomly selected from the 22 bears at your local zoo: 5,4,6,39

a. Mean age
b. Median age
c. Mode age
d. Range of ages

Answer 1

The mean age is 13.5 years, the median age is 6 years, there is no mode, and the range of ages is 35 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Mean age: To find the mean age, we add up all the ages and divide by the total number of bears. In this case, (5 + 4 + 6 + 39) ÷ 4 = 13.5 years.

b. Median age: The median age is the middle value when the ages are arranged in numerical order. In this case, the ages are already arranged in order, so the median is 6 years.

c. Mode age: The mode is the value that appears most frequently in the set of ages. In this case, there is no mode since no age appears more than once.

d. Range of ages: The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values. In this case, the range is 39 - 4 = 35 years.