How do you find the median?

1 Answer
May 15, 2018

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Explanation:

The median is the middle number of a group of numbers. To find the median, list the numbers in your group in order from least to greatest and locate the middle number. Here's an example:

5,color(red)29,47

29 is the median, because it is the middle number of these three numbers.

Here's another list of numbers:

1,4,9,11,14,14,24,29,37

There are 9 terms, so the middle number will be the 5th term:

1,4,9,11,color(red)14,14,24,29,37

  • What if there are 2 middle terms?

When you have a list with an even number of terms, there will be 2 terms in the middle. To find the median in this case, add the two numbers together, and divide them by 2.

1,1,3,5,color(red)8,color(red)10,13,18,21,22

Now add them together and divide them by 2:

(8 + 10)/2 rarr 18/2 rarr 9

So the median of these numbers is 9.