Question

Here is a list of numbers:

1.8
,


1.8
,


4.7
,


9.4
,


4.8
,


5.3
,


4.9
,


7.1
,


1.8


State the median.
Give your answer as a decimal.

Answer 1

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Answer and Step-by-step explanation

The list of numbers is really a set of data :

1.8, 1.8, 4.7, 9.4, 4.8, 5.3, 4.9, 7.1, 1.8

Given the set, we should find the median. Simply defined, the median is the number right in the set's middle.

The number in the very middle is 4.8.

∴ Median = 4.8

`\dotfill`