The scores of 8 students in a test are: 5, 8, 7, 6, 9, 5, 7, 5. What is the modal score?
A5CORRECT
B6
C7
D9
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset. The score 5 appears 3 times, 7 appears 2 times, and all others appear once. Therefore, the mode is 5.
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