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(Effects of Changes in Data MC)

The average high temperatures in degrees for a city are listed.

58, 61, 71, 77, 91, 100, 105, 102, 95, 82, 66, 57


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If a value of 50° is added to the data, how does the median change?

The median decreases to 77°.
The median decreases to 65.2°.
The median stays at 82°.
The median stays at 79.5°.

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Answer: I'm no expert but i would have to say the median would decrease to 77 degrees

Step-by-step explanation: The median is not going to stay the same when you have a lot of high numbers and with a bunch of high numbers the median is going to be close to 77 degrees than to 65.2 degrees

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