MATHEMATICS

JAMB 2013 - Question 43

Mathematics 2013 JAMB Past Questions - Question 43: The mean of seven numbers is 10.if six of the numbers are 2,4,8,14,16 and 18.find the mode .

The mean of seven numbers is 10.if six of the numbers are 2,4,8,14,16 and 18.find the mode .
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Correct Answer

D

Explanation

The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a set of numbers. Given that the mean of seven numbers is 10 and six of the numbers are 2, 4, 8, 14, 16, and 18, we can find the mode by determining which number appears most frequently among these six numbers.Among the given numbers, the number 2 appears only once, the number 4 appears once, the number 8 appears once, the number 14 appears once, the number 16 appears once, and the number 18 appears once.Since each number appears only once, there is no number that appears more frequently than the others. Therefore, in this case, there is no mode.Hence, the mode is not applicable in this scenario.