Median

Example 1:

Find the median of 12, 34, 8, 16, 25, 3 and 10

Arrange the data in an increasing order.

3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 25, 34

The middle number is 12

What is the median?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Example 2:
Find the median of 5, 14, 22, 35, 20, 15, 6 and 28
Arrange the data in an increasing order
5, 6, 14, 15, 20, 22, 28, 35
The middle numbers are 15 and 20
 $\frac{\left(15+20\right)}{\ 2}=17.5$  
What is the median? 

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Find the median for the set of numbers:

23, 37, 11, 58, 13, 45

• 30

• 23

• 37

• 28

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Find the median for the set of numbers:

85, 42, 64, 71, 39, 56, 26

• 71

• 42

• 56

• 60

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the median for the set of numbers:

41, 13, 21, 83, 54, 37, 18, 66, 72

• 44

• 37

• 54

• 41

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Find the median for the set of numbers:

53, 22, 76, 46, 68, 32, 15, 29

• 32

• 41

• 39

• 46

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Find the median for the set of numbers:

17, 24, 8, 19, 6, 34, 10, 28, 48, 12

• 17

• 19

• 18

• 20

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Find the median for the set of numbers:

60, 52, 11, 29, 46, 9, 33

• 39

• 33

• 29

• 46

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The average temperatures across Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Missouri, Hawaii and Michigan are 48°F, 65°F, 60°F, 45°F, 54°F, 64°F, 70°F, and 45°F respectively. Find the median.

(a)  

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jack'd Science book has ten chapters. The numbers of pages in each chapter is given below. What is the median?

25, 11, 9, 18, 21, 24, 16, 13, 30, 12

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3