Question

What is the mean and median of 1, 47, 36, 29, 18, 10, 52 and 17

Answer 1

mean- 26.25

median- 23.5

Explanation:

for the mean, you add all of the numbers and then divide the sum by the total amount of numbers

for the median, you put all the numbers in least to greatest and find the middle number. this set was an even amount of numbers, so you have to take the 2 middle numbers and find the average

Answer 2

The mean is 26.25

23.5 is the median

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the mean

Add all of the numbers together

1 + 47 + 36 + 29 + 18 + 10 + 52 + 17

210

Find the amount of numbers

1, 47, 36, 29, 18, 10, 52 and 17

8 numbers

Find the mean

Sum of numbers / Total amount of numbers

210 / 8

26.25 is the mean

Answer: The mean is 26.25

Step 2: Find the median or middle

1, 10, 17, 18, 29, 36, 47, 52

The median is between 18 and 29

29 - 18

11 / 2

18 + 5.5

23.5 is the median

Answer: 23.5 is the median