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The following set of numbers indicates the number of natural satellites (moons) of each of the planets in our solar system. Find the median. 0, 0, 1, 2, 63, 61, 27, 13

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Median = 7.5

Step-by-step explanation

The median is given as the number or variable that falls in the middle of the distribution/dataset when all the variables are arranged in ascending or descending form.

The dataset representing the number of natural satellites (moon) of each of the planets in our solar system is given as

0, 0, 1, 2, 63, 61, 27, 13​

Arrabging these numbers in ascending form, we have,

0, 0, 1, 2, 13, 27, 61, 63

We can see that the number in the middle when the numbers are arranged in ascending form is 2 and 13

When two numbers fall in the middle of the distribution, the median is the average of the two numbers.

Median = (2 + 13)/2 = (15/2) = 7.5

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