median = 29809.5
Step-by-step explanation:
The given numbers:
$32,023; $21,934; $27,596; $43,782; $38,840: $25,985
To get the median, we need to arrange the numbers in ascending order:
21934, 25985, 27596, 32023, 38840, 43782
We check the number of dataset, the number will determine the formula for the median:
number of dataset = 6
![\begin{gathered} \operatorname{median}\text{ = }(6+1)/(2)\text{ = 7/2} \\ \operatorname{median}\text{ = 3.5th position} \end{gathered}]()
The number in the 3.5th position between 27596 and 32023
![\begin{gathered} \operatorname{median}\text{ = }\frac{27596\text{ + }32023}{2} \\ \operatorname{median}\text{ = }(59619)/(2) \\ \operatorname{median}\text{ = }29809.5 \end{gathered}]()