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The daily high temperatures
during the first week of school
were 68°, 74°, 82°, 75°, and
70°. What was the median high
temperature?

User JEremyB
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Answer: Median = 74

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given set = {68, 74, 82, 75, 70}

Sorted set = {68, 70, 74, 75, 82}

The median is the middle-most value, which in this case is 74. We can see this if we cross off the outer pair of values to get the smaller set {70,74,75}, though this step is unnecessary considering the original set is only 5 items.

Side note: if there are two items tied for the middle, then take the midpoint of them. The midpoint formula is (a+b)/2. So you add the values and divide in half.

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