Question

The following are the temperatures in °C for the first 12 days of January: 4.5 , − 3 , − 2 , 2 , 2.5 , 3 , − 1 , 4 , − 2.5 , 7 , − 4 , 3.5 What is the median temperature for those 12 days? Give your answer as a decimal.

Answer 1

First you will put the numbers in order least to greatest. So, it would be -4.5, -4, -3.5, -2, -1, 0, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 4, 6. 0 is the median because it in in the middle here’s how. You cross out -4.5 and 6 then 4 and -4 then -3.5 and 2.5 then 2 and -2 then -1 and 1.5 and you’re left with just the 0

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