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.
- 24
- 36
- 39
- 52
Hint:
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.
Therefore, The median is 36.