Find the median

To find the median, arrange the numbers in ascending order. If there is an odd number of values, the median is the middle value. If there is an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values.

Review how to find the median in the lesson “Median”.

{"buttons":[],"questions":[{"text":"$5, 9, 3, 7, 11$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$3, 5,$ <<$7,$>> $9, 11$","buttons":["$7$","$5$","$3$"]},{"text":"$12, 4, 8, 16, 10$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$4, 8,$ <<$10,$>> $12, 16$","buttons":["$4$","$10$","$8$"]},{"text":"$6, 14, 2, 18, 10$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$2, 6,$ <<$10,$>> $14, 18$","buttons":["$2$","$14$","$10$"]},{"text":"$21, 17, 25, 19, 23$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$17, 19,$ <<$21,$>> $23, 25$","buttons":["$21$","$25$","$19$"]},{"text":"$30, 22, 26, 24, 28$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$22, 24,$ <<$26,$>> $28, 30$","buttons":["$24$","$26$","$28$"]},{"text":"$8, 3, 5, 11, 7$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$3, 5,$ <<$7,$>> $8, 11$","buttons":["$7$","$8$","$5$"]},{"text":"$14, 6, 10, 2, 18$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$2, 6,$ <<$10,$>> $14, 18$","buttons":["$6$","$10$","$14$"]},{"text":"$9, 1, 13, 5, 7$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$1, 5,$ <<$7,$>> $9, 13$","buttons":["$13$","$1$","$7$"]},{"text":"$20, 12, 16, 8, 24$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$8, 12,$ <<$16,$>> $20, 24$","buttons":["$16$","$8$","$12$"]},{"text":"$15, 3, 9, 21, 6$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$3, 6,$ <<$9,$>> $15, 21$","buttons":["$3$","$9$","$21$"]},{"text":"$4, 18, 10, 2, 14$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$2, 4,$ <<$10,$>> $14, 18$","buttons":["$18$","$2$","$10$"]},{"text":"$21, 25, 17, 13, 29$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$13, 17,$ <<$21,$>> $25, 29$","buttons":["$17$","$21$","$29$"]},{"text":"$6, 22, 10, 18, 14$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$6, 10,$ <<$14,$>> $18, 22$","buttons":["$6$","$10$","$14$"]},{"text":"$11, 5, 19, 7, 13$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$5, 7,$ <<$11,$>> $13, 19$","buttons":["$11$","$13$","$5$"]},{"text":"$30, 20, 16, 24, 28$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$16, 20,$ <<$24,$>> $28, 30$","buttons":["$16$","$24$","$28$"]},{"text":"$7, 12, 5, 9, 3$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$3, 5,$ <<$7,$>> $9, 12$","buttons":["$7$","$9$","$12$"]},{"text":"$14, 2, 10, 6, 18$","answer":1,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$2, 6,$ <<$10,$>> $14, 18$","buttons":["$2$","$10$","$18$"]},{"text":"$11, 4, 15, 7, 9$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$4, 7,$ <<$9,$>> $11, 15$","buttons":["$4$","$15$","$9$"]},{"text":"$20, 8, 16, 12, 4$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$4, 8,$ <<$12,$>> $16, 20$","buttons":["$12$","$16$","$20$"]},{"text":"$13, 1, 17, 5, 9$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$1, 5,$ <<$9,$>> $13, 17$","buttons":["$1$","$17$","$9$"]},{"text":"$18, 6, 10, 2, 14$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$2, 6,$ <<$10,$>> $14, 18$","buttons":["$10$","$6$","$2$"]},{"text":"$25, 3, 19, 7, 11$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$3, 7,$ <<$11,$>> $19, 25$","buttons":["$19$","$7$","$11$"]},{"text":"$16, 10, 22, 4, 14$","answer":0,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$4, 10,$ <<$14,$>> $16, 22$","buttons":["$14$","$10$","$22$"]},{"text":"$21, 5, 13, 9, 17$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$5, 9,$ <<$13,$>> $17, 21$","buttons":["$5$","$9$","$13$"]},{"text":"$30, 12, 24, 6, 18$","answer":2,"explanation":"The median is the middle value in an ordered list of numbers.","correct_text":"$6, 12,$ <<$18,$>> $24, 30$","buttons":["$12$","$24$","$18$"]},{"text":"$6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36$","answer":1,"explanation":"Order the values and find the mean of the two middle values: $\\dfrac{18+24}{2}=21$","correct_text":"$6, 12,$ <<$18,$>> <<$24,$>> $30, 36$","buttons":["$24$","$21$","$30$"]},{"text":"$5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25$","answer":0,"explanation":"Order the values and find the mean of the two middle values: $\\dfrac{13+17}{2}=15$","correct_text":"$5, 9,$ <<$13,$>> <<$17,$>> $21, 25$","buttons":["$15$","$13$","$17$"]},{"text":"$8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38$","answer":2,"explanation":"Order the values and find the mean of the two middle values: $\\dfrac{20+26}{2}=23$","correct_text":"$8, 14,$ <<$20,$>> <<$26,$>> $32, 38$","buttons":["$32$","$26$","$23$"]},{"text":"$4, 10, 16, 22, 28, 34$","answer":0,"explanation":"Order the values and find the mean of the two middle values: $\\dfrac{16+22}{2}=19$","correct_text":"$4, 10,$ <<$16,$>> <<$22,$>> $28, 34$","buttons":["$19$","$16$","$34$"]},{"text":"$7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27$","answer":1,"explanation":"Order the values and find the mean of the two middle values: $\\dfrac{15+19}{2}=17$","correct_text":"$7, 11,$ <<$15,$>> <<$19,$>> $23, 27$","buttons":["$15$","$17$","$19$"]}]}