Median and Mean

What does finding the median of a set of data mean?

• finding the number used the most

• finding the first number in the set of data

• finding the middle number in the set of data

• finding my favourite number in the set of numbers

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is the median of these numbers?

10, 7, 5,12,15

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What is the median of this set of data?

5, 6, 7, 10, 12

• 6

• 7

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What is the median of this set of data?

112, 160, 130, 190, 200

• 112

• 160

• 200

• 190

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

1. Find the average (mean) of these numbers.
10, 3, 2, 5

• 5
• 4
• 10
• 3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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.4.MD.B.4

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

• 3 and 4
• There isn't one
• 3.5
• 3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

In a music academy, 24 students learn to play music in the Guitar, 25 in the Piano,16 in the Saxophone, 22 in drums, 32 in the Trumpet, 15 in the Violin and 32 in the Woodwind. Find the median.

• 24
• 16
• 25
• 24.5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The science scores of nine students in a class are 72, 94, 56, 71, 88, 95, 59, 98 and 60. What is the median of the scores?

• 72
• 73
• 56
• 75.5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Find the median of these numbers:
4,2,7,4,3

• 2
• 5
• 7
• 4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3