Name________________________

 

FINDING THE MEDIAN #1

 

 

Directions: Find the median of each data set below.  You can find the median by putting each set of numbers in order from least to greatest.  The median is the middle number in the ordered list of numbers.

 

Example:  Here are the numbers in the set (2, 2, 8, 10, 7)

 

Order them from least to greatest             2,  2,  7, 8, 10       

 

Cross out the lowest and highest number until you get to the median     2,  2,  7,  8,  10        7 is the median

                                                                                                                                   

                                               

            Data Set                                                        Ordered From Least to Greatest                               MEDIAN

 

 

1)         (1, 9, 6, 8, 4)                                          ญญ_____________________________________                    _________

 

 

2)         (2, 1, 4, 6, 1, 4, 3)                                   _____________________________________                   _________

 

 

3)         (12, 8, 10, 5, 12, 9, 6, 1, 12)                  _____________________________________                    _________

 

 

4)         (16, 2, 15, 7, 5, 8, 8)                              _____________________________________                    _________

                    

 

5)         (1, 2, 4, 6, 1)                                          _____________________________________                    _________

 

 

6)         (31, 12, 24, 16, 10, 10, 20)                   _____________________________________                    _________

           

 

7)         (2, 10, 5, 6, 10, 4, 4, 2, 8, 12, 6, 4, 2)    _____________________________________                    _________

 

 

8)         (99, 88, 100)                                          _____________________________________                    _________

 

 

9)         (6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5)                                  _____________________________________                    _________

 

 

10)       (54, 45, 44, 55, 45, 54, 44, 55, 54)       _____________________________________                     _________