Averages

What does the median of a set of numbers tell you?

1. AThe middle value when the numbers are in order
2. BThe value that appears most often
3. CThe largest value
4. DThe total of all the values

To find the median, what should you do first?

1. APut the numbers in order from smallest to greatest
2. BAdd all the numbers together
3. CCount how often each number appears
4. DPick the largest number

These numbers are already in order. What is the median? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Find the median of these heights (cm): 133, 137, 134, 131, 132

Find the median of this set: 3, 7, 1, 5, 9

These numbers are in order. What is the median? 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10

Find the median mass of these bags (g): 855, 722, 595, 998, 789

Find the median of this set: 535, 422, 278, 567, 453, 772, 329

These numbers are in order. What is the median? 253, 257, 270, 299, 308, 310, 324, 740, 751

Find the median length of these ribbons (m): 5, 3, 4, 4, 2

Put these numbers in order so you can find the median.

The median is the middle value once the numbers are in order.

Find the median of this set: 46, 27, 16, 21, 4, 12, 3

Find the median of this set: 4, 43, 48, 21, 14

Find the median of this set: 31, 18, 39, 7, 28, 12, 17

Find the median of this set: 24, 22, 20, 8, 7, 43, 1

Find the median of this set: 22, 24, 48, 52, 50

Find the median of this set: 16, 42, 18, 14, 38, 25, 6

Find the median of this set: 9, 41, 48, 39, 8

Find the median of this set: 38, 59, 57, 42, 53