2006-11-29 06:33:53 · 4 answers · asked by Angel F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
4,8,8,8,8,18,18,19,23,23,28 => there are 11 numbers. Just take the middle one, which is the 6th number from the left/right (it's gonna be the same number), = 18
2006-11-29 06:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The median is the number in the middle -- not the average, but the number in the middle. You have 11 numbers, therefore your number in the middle is in the 6th position - 18. It is in the middle because their are five numbers before it and 5 after it.
2006-11-29 15:06:35 · answer #2 · answered by j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each time scratch one value from each side:
scratch out 4 and 28, then 8 and 23, then 8 and 23, then 8 and 19, then 8 and 18. The only one left is 18; this is the median.
2006-11-29 14:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by Turkleton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Order them by value, then find the middle number (i.e. median):
You already ordered them, so here we have 11 numbers altogether.
Then, find the one in the very middle: here, it is the 6th number, which would be 18, and this is your answer.
If you had 10 or 12 numbers, you would take both of them, calculate their sum, then divide by 2, and the result would be the median.
2006-11-29 15:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Mirta G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋