Question

Here is a list of numbers:
-9, 18, -17, 7, 17, 17, 7, -17, -16, 3
State the median.

Answer 1

Arrange them in order first
-17,-17,-16,-9,3,7,7,17,17,18
Pick the middle number
It middle numbers are 3 and 7 so add them together and divide by 2
The answer will be
5

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

-17, -17, -16 ,-9, 3, 7 ,7, 17, 17, 18

median ( middle number): (3+7)/2= 10/2= 5