Algebra 1 : Algebra 1

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Algebra 1

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Example Questions

Example Question #72 : How To Find Median

What is the median of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the median of a set of numbers, we must find identify the middle number of the set when all of the set's numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order. Given , we know that the ordered set is  and the median is therefore .

Example Question #73 : How To Find Median

What is the median of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the median of a set of numbers, we must find identify the middle number of the set when all of the set's numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order. Given , we know that the ordered set is  . Since we have two numbers in the middle of the set,  and , we must average the numbers to get the median, like so:

Example Question #1701 : Algebra 1

What is the median of the following of numbers?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The median is the number in the middle once the set of numbers have been written in increasing order.

Thus, the median is .

Example Question #75 : How To Find Median

What is the median of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the median of a set of numbers, we must find identify the middle number of the set when all of the set's numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Given

we know that the ordered set is

 

and the median is therefore .

Example Question #76 : How To Find Median

What is the median of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the median of a set of numbers, we must find identify the middle number of the set when all of the set's numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Given 

we know that the ordered set is 

 

and the median is therefore .

Example Question #1702 : Algebra 1

What is the median of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the median of a set of numbers, we must find identify the middle number of the set when all of the set's numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Given 

we know that the ordered set is 

.

Since we have two middle numbers,  and , we need to average them to find the median; therefore, the median is:

 

Example Question #1702 : Algebra 1

What is the median of the following number set?

Possible Answers:

There is no median

Correct answer:

Explanation:

What is the median of the following number set?

The median is the number that falls in the middle when the set is arranged in ascending order.

Begin by rearranging the set into ascending order:

Becomes:

So our median must be 

Example Question #1702 : Algebra 1

Refer to the following set of numbers:

Find the median of the set.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The median of the set is the middle number. To find this, put the numbers in order from least to greatest.

In this case, there are two "middle numbers". In order to find the median, take the average of our two middle numbers:

Example Question #1703 : Algebra 1

Refer to the following set of numbers:

Find the median of the set.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The median of the set is the middle number. To find this, we order the numbers from smallest to greatest.

In this case, the middle number is 

Example Question #1704 : Algebra 1

Refer to the following set of numbers:

Find the median of the set.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The median of the set is the middle number. To find this, we order the numbers from smallest to greatest.

In this case, the middle number is 

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