Question

Find the median:
17, 11, 5, 8, 18, 22, 1, 6​

Answer 1

9.5

Explanation:

To find the median, you have to sort the numbers in order by value:

1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 17, 18, 22

Next, you have to find the middle number:

Since there is an even amount of numbers, there are TWO middle numbers. In this case, the middle numbers are 8 and 11.

Now you have the find the value BETWEEN 8 and 11:

11-8 = 3.

3/2 = 1.5

So, the median is 9.5