Question

What was the median number of items purchased? Show your work

Answer 1

1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7 ,7, 9, 9, 10
the median number of the items purchased would be 4

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

Step 1: Arrange the numbers in ascending order

1,2,2,3,3,3,3,5,5,7,7,9,9,10

Step 2: Find the two middle numbers, m1 and m2

3, and 5

Step 3: Find the average of m1 and m2

(3+5)/2 = 4

(m1 + m2)/2. Where, m1 and m2 are the two middle numbers.

median is 4