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The mean is the average of the numbers when they are added together and divided by the total numbers given.

For example, start with the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Add them together to get 25. Divide by 5 because that is how many numbers are listed. The mean is 5.

The median is the number in the middle. In this case, the 5 is in the middle, so it is the median. If these numbers, 1, 3, 5, 7 were listed, none of them are exactly in the middle, so the median would be the average of 3 and 5, or 4.

The mode is the number that appears the most often. In this case, each number appears only once, so there is no mode.

If these numbers were listed, 4. 5, 5, 6, 7, 7. 7 were listed, 7 occurs the most, so it would be the mode. If two or more numbers are listed more than once the same amount of times, the numbers listed the same amount of times are the modes. For example: 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7: both 5 and 7 would be the modes.

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