Lakisha's 5th grade class is having an election to decide who will be the new "class president." There are five students running for the office.Out of 25 students,9 vote for Lakisha,6 vote for Mary,6 vote for Michael,2 vote for Allison,and 2 vote for Barry.In statistical terms,which student received the "mode" votes?
A) Mary
B) Lakisha
C) Allison
D) Barry

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset. In this case, Lakisha received the most votes with 9, while the other four candidates all received 6 or fewer votes. Therefore, Lakisha is the mode. Choice B is the correct answer.

Lakisha's 5th Grade Class Is Having an Election to Decide