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Grade 6 maths · I.18 · Statistics

Find the median of a data set of decimals

Put the numbers in order. The median is the middle number, or the mean of the two middle numbers.

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  1. Find the median of this data set: 4, 7.8, 3.5

    Answer: 4

  2. Find the median of this data set: 4.6, 4.4, 3.9

    Answer: 4.4

  3. Find the median of this data set: 8, 4.5, 8.1, 5, 2.7

    Answer: 5

Tip: Put the numbers in order. The median is the middle number, or the mean of the two middle numbers.

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