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?

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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? 

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Find the median of these numbers:

2, 3, 4, 4, 7

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 4

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The average temperatures across Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Missouri, Georgia, Hawaii and Michigan are 45, 45, 48, 54, 57, 60, 64, 65, and 70. Find the median.

• 57

• 54

• 60

• 64

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Find the median:
3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4
• There isn't one
• 3.5
• 3

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2
• Write them both as the answer
• Give up
• Pick one

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What is the median?

• biggest- smallest
• average
• the middle #
• # that happens the most

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A data set can have more than one median?

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

2, 4, 5, 7, 7 - What is the median?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 7

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C