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The numbers of species of insects collected by each of several student
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The numbers of species of insects collected by each of several students during a weeklong school science project were 30, 27, 21, 31, 24, and 41. What is the median of those numbers?
(A) 27
(B) 28.5
(C) 29
(D) 30.5
(E) 31
(A) 27
(B) 28.5
(C) 29
(D) 30.5
(E) 31
Re: The numbers of species of insects collected by each of several student
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29 Sep 2021, 08:25
29 Sep 2021, 08:25
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To get the median, arrange all the numbers in ascending order. Then the middle value will be median.
21,24,27,30,31,41
Middle value = 30+272=28.5
Answer B
21,24,27,30,31,41
Middle value = 30+272=28.5
Answer B
Re: The numbers of species of insects collected by each of several student
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04 Oct 2021, 11:05
04 Oct 2021, 11:05
Carcass wrote:
The numbers of species of insects collected by each of several students during a weeklong school science project were 30, 27, 21, 31, 24, and 41. What is the median of those numbers?
(A) 27
(B) 28.5
(C) 29
(D) 30.5
(E) 31
(A) 27
(B) 28.5
(C) 29
(D) 30.5
(E) 31
For finding median, first arrange the numbers in ascending or descending order
{21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 41}. Since there are even number of terms, median is average of middle two terms.
median = (27 + 30)/2 = 28.5
Answer is B)
