The following data give the speeds (in miles per hour) of eight cars that were stopped on 1-95 for speeding violations
77
82
74
81
79
84
74
78
Find the mode.
Accepted Solution
A:
Arrange the given data in ascending order.
74, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84
Since 74 occurred twice and the other data only occurred once, we can say that the mode is 74.