Question

The weights of five trout caught in Lake Placid are 3 lb, 1 lb 1 oz, 2 lb 15 oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 1 lb 1 oz. What is the median weight of the five fish?

Answer 1

Arrange in ascending order

• 1lb 1oz
• 1lb 1oz
• 2lb 9oz
• 2lb 15oz
• 3lb 1oz

median is 2lb 9oz

Answer 2

• 2 lb 9 oz

Explanation:

Median is the middle value of the data

Arrange the data in the ascending order

• 1 lb 1 oz, 1 lb 1 oz, 2 lb 9 oz, 2 lb 15 oz, 3 lb

The data consist of 5 elements so the median is the element number 3.

The median is 2 lb 9 oz