Question

A group of 8 students was asked, "How many hours did you watch television last week?" Here are their responses:

10, 14, 13, 13, 16, 12, 9,7
Find the median and mean number of hours for these students.
If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth.
X
5
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Median: hours
Mean: hours

Answer 1

Below.

Explanation:

10, 14, 13, 13, 16, 12, 9,7

Arrange in ascending order:

7 9 10 12 13 13 14 16

The median = the mean of the middle 2 values

= (12 + 13) / 2 = 12.5 hours.

The mean = (7 +9 +10 +12+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 16) / 8

= 94/8

= 11.8 hours to nearest tenth.