Question

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

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

If a value of 60° is added to the data, how does the median change?

The median stays at 80°.
The median stays at 79.5°.
The median decreases to 77°.
The median decreases to 82°.

Answer 1

Answer: The median decreases to 77.

Answer 2

The median would decrease to 77.

Explanation:

order the numbers from least to most and find the middle numbers then divide by 2.

Without the value of 60 the median would be 79.5, however if we were to add the temperature of 60 into the data, the median would decrease to 77.