Question

The number of fish caught by ten competitors in a fishing competition is 7,5,4,6,5,6,5,3,8,and 3. Find the median number of fish caught

Answer 1

The median is 5

Explanation:

The median is 5 because you have to find the number thats in the middle, but first you have to put the numbers in order

3,3,4,5,5,5,6,7,8

Then you start from both sides (left and right) and go to the middle which is 5.

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Answer 2

Median means middle. You must find the middle of this set of data. To do this you must first order the data from least to greatest:

3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8

Now on each "level" remove the largest and the smallest number until you get to the middle number(s)

3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8

3 , 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7

4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6

5, 5, 5, 6

5, 5

Since there isn't exactly one number in the middle you must take the mean (average) of the two numbers left. To do this you must add the remaining numbers, 5 and 5, together then divide by 2

5 + 5 = 10

10 ÷ 2 = 5

The median of this data set is 5

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