Question

In the first semester, Jonas took seven tests in his math class. His scores were: 88 81 94 84 100 94 96.

What is the Median of his scores?

Answer 1

The median is the middle-most number. First we need to put the numbers in order from lowest to highest:

81 84 88 94 94 96

The easiest way to find the median is to cross out the first and last number and then continue until you reach the middle.

So cross out 81 and 96:
84 88 94 94 are left.

Cross out 84 and 94:
88 and 94 are left.

Since we are left with 2 different numbers, we need to find the average of them and that’s our median. (88 + 94)/2 = 91

91 is the median.