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OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
The scores of several classmates on a language arts test are shown below:
86 points 87 points 87 points 94 points 95 points 82 points 78 points 89 points 80 points 84 points
What is the median score for these students?
87.5 points
87 points
86.5 points
86 points
Mehek (mehek14):
Did you have an answer?
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
87?
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
brb
Mehek (mehek14):
Nope and sure.
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OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
ok back
Mehek (mehek14):
To find the median, you list the numbers from least to greatest.
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
ok
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
im gonna get paper
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
78 80 82 84 86 87 87 89 94 95
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Mehek (mehek14):
Right, now find the middle number.
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
86
OpenStudy (hawk):
good
Mehek (mehek14):
Not 86.
Mehek (mehek14):
There are a total of 10 numbers, meaning there will be 2 numbers in the middle.
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OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
87
OpenStudy (hawk):
i think 87 or 84
Mehek (mehek14):
Right, so we have 86 and 87. To find the median, add them and divide by 2.
86 + 87 = ?
OpenStudy (hawk):
173
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
173
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Mehek (mehek14):
Divided by 2.
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
86.5
Mehek (mehek14):
Right, so 86.5 is the median.
OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):
thankyou
OpenStudy (hawk):
nice mehek
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