Question

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

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

Answer 1

`\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~'' ]`

Answer 2

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