Question

this list shows the age at which 43 u.s. presidents began their terms. 57 61 57 57 57 58 57 61 54 68 51 49 64 50 48 65 52 56 46 54 49 50 47 55 55 54 42 51 56 55 51 60 62 43 55 54 51 61 52 69 64 46 56 54 what is the mode for presidents age when they begin their term? a. 51 b. 54 c. 55 d. 57 please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the definition of mode

The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data - set.

Step2: Count the frequency of each number

Count the occurrences of each age in the list of 43 U.S. presidents' starting - term ages. After counting, we find that the number 54 appears 5 times, the number 51 appears 4 times, the number 55 appears 4 times, and the number 57 appears 4 times. The number 54 has the highest frequency among all the numbers in the data - set.

Answer:

b. 54