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Here is a list of ages (years) of children in a room:

8, 8, 5, 1, 2, 5, 4
State the median.

User Jdias
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\sf Answer:


\sf 5


\sf Step-by-step~explanation:


\sf List~the~numbers~in~order,~from~least~to~greatest.


\sf 1   2   4   5   5   8   8


[The~middle~number~is~5,~so~the~answer~is~going~to~be~5.
This~is~because~a~median~is~the~number~in~the~middle.
''~The~median~is~the~middle~number~in~a~sorted,~ascending~or~descending,~
list~of~numbers~and~can~be~more~descriptive~of~that~data~set~than~the~average~'' ]

User Nimila Hiranya
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

The median is the middle number when they are put in order from smallest to largest

1,2,4,5,5,8,8

There are 7 number so the middle is between 4th number

1,2,4 ,5 ,5,8,8

The median is 5

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