Find the median of 5,9,1,10,3,8,9,2,4,5,5,5,7,3 and 6
Answer Details
To find the median of a set of numbers, we need to arrange the numbers in order from smallest to largest and then find the middle number.
Arranging the given numbers in order from smallest to largest, we get:
1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10
There are 15 numbers in this set, so the median will be the average of the two middle numbers: the 7th and 8th numbers.
The 7th number is 5, and the 8th number is also 5, so the median of this set of numbers is:
(median) = (5 + 5) / 2 = 10 / 2 = 5
So the median of the given set of numbers is 5.
Looking at the given answer options, we see that the answer is (B) 5.