Question

Mr. Anderson's fifth grade class is getting a class pet. seven students vote to get a gerbil, 3 vote for a fish, 6 vote for a mouse, and 4 vote for a lizard. what is the mode of the data set? what does it mean for this situation

Answer 1

Answer:

7 , (Gerbil)

Step-by-step explanation:

Mr. Anderson's fifth grade class is getting a class pet. seven students vote to get a gerbil, 3 vote for a fish, 6 vote for a mouse, and 4 vote for a lizard. what is the mode of the data set? what does it mean for this situation

Vote for Gerbil    7

Vote for Fish       3

Vote for Mouse    6

Vote for Lizard    4

Mode is the value that appears most often

here Vote for Gerbil is most

so mode of data set = 7  

It means that maximum number of students wants to have Gerbil as Pet.