Question

Mira's six test scores are given. What is the

positive difference between the mean of the
scores and the median of the scores?
86, 72, 92, 62, 99, 93

Answer 1

84 is the mean and 86 is the median

Answer 2

First, we need to find the mean and median of the scores.

Mean:

86+72+92+62+99+93=504

There are 6 test scores, so:

504 ÷ 6 = 84

Median:

62, 72, 86, 92, 93, 99

86 + 92 = 172

172 ÷ 2 = 86

The answer would be:

Mean: 84

Median: 86