Question

Average Daily Temperature in August

State High, Degrees F Low, Degrees F
Alabama 82 56
Arkansas 81 55
Florida 88 65
Georgia 88 64
Kentucky 78 55
Alaska 72 44
Michigan 81 54
Tennessee 79 55
Hawaii 84 68

According to the data in the table, what is the MEDIAN average high temperature for the states listed?
A)
55° F
B)
72° F
C)
78° F
D)
81° F

Answer 1

@Muzzack

Answer 2

82 81 88 88 78 72 81 79 84:
72,79,81,81, {81.5} ,82,84,88,88
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this is ur median

Answer 3

81 or 81.5

Answer 4

ok thanks for the help

Answer 5

Yes, you arrange the temperatures in increasing order and then choose the middle number to find the median. Here there are 9 high temperatures. So the middle number is the 5th one. Arrange the high temperatures in increasing order and choose the 5th number.