Question

Here is a list of numbers:

2
,


−
1
,


11
,


−
18
,


−
4
,


13
,


−
11
,


−
17
,


−
17
,


−
17


State the median.

Answer 1

put the numbers in order from least to greatest and then cross them out til you get to the center number

Answer 2

-7.5

Explanation:

The median is all the numbers put in order, then the middle number

Here is what that looks like:

2, -1, 11, -18, -4, 13, -11, -17, -17, -17

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-18, -17, -17, -17, -11, -4, -1, 2, 11, 13

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-18, -17, -17, -17, -11, -4, -1, 2, 11, 13

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-18, -17, -17, -17, -11, -4, -1, 2, 11, 13

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-18, -17, -17, -17, -11, -4, -1, 2, 11, 13

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Since we have two numbers in the middle

we add them together and divide by 2

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-11 + -4 = -15 / 2 = -7.5