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The following table displays the ages of female actors when they starred in their award-winning performances. Ages of Female Award Recipients 40 43 35 32 28 27 32 33 30 73 35 29 34 44 62 48 50 32 37 40 34 61 35 45 22 25 67 40 24 25 27 32 47 79 34 56 Find the mean and the median for the data in the table. (Round your mean to one decimal place.) mean 39.9 Correct: Your answer is correct. median

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The mean is approximately 39.9 (rounded to one decimal place).

The median age is 35.

To find the mean and median for the given data, let's first organize the data in ascending order:

22,24,25,25,27,27,28,29,30,32,32,32,33,34,34,35,35,35,37,40,40,43,44,45,47,48,50,56,61,62,67,73,79

Now, let's calculate the mean and median.

Mean (Average):

Mean= Sum of all ages/ Number of data points

et's add up all the ages first:

40+43+35+32+28+27+32+33+30+73+35+29+34+30+44+62+48+50+32+37+40+34+61+35+45+22+25+67+40+24+25+27+32+47+79+34+56=1331

Mean≈ 1331/36 ≈40.3333.

So, the mean is approximately 40.3333 (rounded to one decimal place).

Median:

The median is the middle value in a sorted list of numbers. To find the median, first, we need to arrange the ages in ascending order.

Sorted list of ages:

22,24,25,25,27,27,28,29,30,32,32,32,33,30,34,34,35,35,35,37,40,40,43,44,45,47,48,50,56,61,62,67,73,79

There are 37 ages, so the middle two values are at positions 18 and 19. The median is the average of these two middle values:

37+1/ 2​ =19.

So, the median is the 19th value in the ordered list, which is 35.

Therefore, the median is 35.

In summary:

Mean: 40.3333 (rounded to one decimal place)

Median: 35