Question

Liza put some books on a shelf. The list below shows the mass of each book in ounces.

5, 5, 9, 5, 8, 8, 9

What is the median of the mass of the books she put on the shelf?

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

Order the numbers.

5, 5, 5, 8, 8, 9, 9

The total numbers in the list is 7.

7/2 is between 3 to 4

Choose the middle number in ordered list:

5, 5, 5, 8, 8, 9, 9

answers is 8