The test scores for a group of students are shown.

87, 72, 98, 84, 72, 65, 72, 70, 58, 91, 81, 84


What is the mode of the scores?

A.
80

B.
77.8

C.
76.5

D.
72



Answer :


the mode is what occurs the most. 87 occurs once, 72 occurs 3 times, 98 occurs once,84 occurs twice,  65 occurs once, 70 occurs once, 58 occurs once , 91 occurs once and 84 occurs once.  72    occurs 3 times, which is the most, so 72  is the mode.

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