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The data set represents the number of cars in a town given a speeding ticket each day for 10 days
2 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 8 12
what is the median? Interpret this value in the situation​

User Mally
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Answer:

7

Explanation:

the median is the number in the middle of a sorted array

here it has 10 numbers, so the median will be the average of the 5th and the 6th number

the 5th number is 7 and the 6th number is 7

the average is (7+7)/2 = 7

so the median is 7

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