Q. Look at this set of 6 numbers:8,4,2,2,2,5How would the mode change if the number 3 were added to the set?Choices:(A)increase(B)decrease(C)no change
Identify Mode: Identify the mode of the original data set.The original data set is 8,4,2,2,2,5. The number 2 appears most frequently, so the mode is 2.
Add Number: Add the number 3 to the data set.New data set: 8,4,2,2,2,5,3.
Determine New Mode: Determine the mode of the new data set.The number 2 still appears most frequently (three times), and no other number appears more than once. Therefore, the mode remains 2.
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