Question

Mike was in charge of collecting

contributions for the Food Bank. He
received contributions of $80, $70, $60, $40,
and $80. Find the mean and the median of
the contributions.

Answer 1

Answer: First, order them in the order of smallest to largest, which is 40, 60, 70, 80, 80. Then, since there are 5 numbers, the 3rd number, which is 70, would be the median.

Then, add all numbers:

40+60+70+80+80=330

and divide that by 5:

330/5=66

So, the median is 70 and the mean is 66.

Explanation: