GED Math : Median

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Median

Find the median of the following data set:

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Explanation:

Find the median of the following data set:

Let's begin by putting our numbers in increasing order:

Next, identify the median by finding the middle value.

In this case, it is 44, because 44 is the 6th term in our series, making it the middle value.

Example Question #32 : Median

Find the median of the following data set:

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Explanation:

Find the median of the following data set:

To find the median, first place your terms in increasing order

Next, ID the median by simply choosing the middle term.

So, our answer is 555

Example Question #33 : Median

Give the median of the data set:

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Explanation:

If the elements of a data set with nine elements - an odd number - are arranged in ascending order, the median of the set is the element that appears in the exact center. The data set, arranged, is

The element in the center is 2, which is the median.

Example Question #34 : Median

What is the median for this set of data? 

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The median is the middle number of a set after it has been ordered from least to greatest. We have  numbers in this set, so our middle number should have  numbers on both the left and right side of it in order to be in the middle.

 is the only number that has  numbers on the left and right side of it, so this must be our middle.

Our answer is .

Example Question #35 : Median

What is the mean of this set? 

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In order to find the median, we must first make sure our set is ordered from least to greatest, then take the middle number. We can see that it is, as , the smallest number, is first and , the largest number, is last.

Here we can see that we have  numbers in this set, so we don't have a number that sits between an equal amount of numbers on either side. Our two most middle numbers are  and .

Choosing one will not give us the right answer, so in order to find the median, we must add these two together and divide by , because that is how many numbers we are adding together.

 is our median because it is the number that sits between  and .

Our answer is .

Example Question #36 : Median

What is the median to this set? 

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In order to find the median, we must first put our set in order from least to greatest. We can see that it is not in order, so let's make it so.

Our set is now in order, and we can see that we have  numbers in this set. This means that our median will have  numbers on either side of it. 

 is the only number that has  numbers on either side of it, making it our median.

Our answer is .

Example Question #37 : Median

What is the median to this set? 

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Explanation:

In order to find the median, we must first put our set in order of least to greatest.

With the set in order, we can see that we have  numbers in this set. This means we don't have a number that sits in between an equal amount of numbers. Our two most middle numbers are  and .

To find the median, we must add   and  together and then divide by , as that is how many numbers we are adding together.

Our answer is .

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