Mathematics
Grade6
Easy

Question

The number of miles Jenna cycled each week for a 7 - week period is shown:
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31
Find the median of the number of miles Jenna cycled.

  1. 24    
  2. 36    
  3. 39    
  4. 52    

hintHint:

The median is the middle number in a sorted, ascending or descending list of numbers.

The correct answer is: 36


    Number of miles cycled in ascending order: 28, 31, 36, 36, 42, 48, 52.

    The median of the data with 7(3+1+3) elements (7 is odd) is the 4th element.
    Therefore, The median is 36.

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