Grade 7 Mathematics Test
Bar Graphs, Probability, Mean, Median & Mode
Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________ /40
Section A: Bar Graphs (12 marks)
Use the bar graph below to answer Questions 1–4.
The bar graph shows the number of books read by students in Ms. Rivera's class over the summer.
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Alex Bella Carlos Dana Ethan Fiona
Y-axis: Number of Books Read X-axis: Student Names
1. Which student read the most books? (1 mark)
Answer: _______________________________
2. How many more books did Bella read than Carlos? (1 mark)
Answer: _______________________________
3. What is the total number of books read by all six students? (2 marks)
Answer: _______________________________
4. Two students read the same number of books. Who are they and how many books did they each
read? (2 marks)
Answer: _______________________________
Use the bar graph below to answer Questions 5–6.
The bar graph shows the number of goals scored by a soccer team in each month.
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Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Y-axis: Goals Scored X-axis: Month
5. In which month were the fewest goals scored? (1 mark)
Answer: _______________________________
6. What is the range of goals scored over all months? Show your work. (2 marks)
Work: _______________________________
Answer: _______________________________
Section B: Mean, Median & Mode (16 marks)
7. Find the mean, median, and mode for the following set of data. Show all work. (6 marks)
12, 7, 15, 7, 9, 14, 7, 11, 10
a) Mean (show work):
_______________________________
Mean = _______________________________
b) Median (show data ordered):
_______________________________
Median = _______________________________
c) Mode:
Mode = _______________________________
8. The ages of players on a basketball team are: 13, 14, 13, 15, 14, 13, 16, 14, 13, 15
a) What is the mode? (1 mark)
Mode = _______________________________
b) What is the median age? Show your work. (2 marks)
Ordered list: _______________________________
Median = _______________________________
c) Calculate the mean age. Round to one decimal place. (2 marks)
Work: _______________________________
Mean = _______________________________
9. A data set has a mean of 10. Five of the six values are: 8, 12, 7, 14, 9.
What is the missing sixth value? Show your work. (3 marks)
Work: _______________________________
_______________________________
Answer: _______________________________
10. A student scored 72, 85, 90, and 68 on four tests. What score does she need on
her fifth test to have a mean of 80? (2 marks)
Work: _______________________________
Answer: _______________________________
Section C: Probability (12 marks)
Use the information below for Questions 11–14.
A bag contains: 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, 4 green marbles, and 2 yellow marbles.
11. How many marbles are in the bag in total? (1 mark)
Answer: _______________________________
12. What is the probability of randomly picking: (4 marks)
a) A red marble? P(red) = ________
b) A blue marble? P(blue) = ________
c) A green or yellow marble? P(green or yellow) = ________
d) A purple marble? P(purple) = ________
13. Express the probability of picking a blue marble in three ways: (3 marks)
a) As a fraction: _________
b) As a decimal (round to 2 places): _________
c) As a percentage: _________
14. If you picked a marble 84 times (replacing each time), how many times would you
expect to pick a green marble? Show your work. (2 marks)
Work: _______________________________
Answer: _______________________________
15. A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of
landing on a number greater than 5? Explain your reasoning. (2 marks)
Work: _______________________________
Answer: _______________________________
— End of Test — Total: ______ / 40