Question

Nancy has the following data:

4 12 2 v 18
If the median is 12, which number
could v be?

Answer 1

If the median of the given data is 12, then we need to arrange the numbers in ascending order:

• 2, 4, v, 12, 18

Since the median is the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order, v must be a number between 4 and 12 (exclusive) in order to maintain the median as 12.

Therefore, v could be any number greater than 4 and less than 12.