[SPLIT, MOVED] find median of five numbers

[junerogers]

Tony's scores on five mathmatics test were 80, 49,70,71 and 80. What was his median score?

I put the number from least to greatest and chose the middle 70 is that correct.

 

[mmm4444bot]

Tony's scores on five mathmatics test were 80, 49,70,71 and 80. What was his median score?

I put the number from least to greatest and chose the middle 70 is that correct.

Hi June:

Your method is good, but your execution is flawed.

You need to list all elements in a set when looking for the median. There are two scores of 80; they both need to be listed.

{49, 70, 71, 80, 80}

Now, which score is in the middle?

In the future, please click the NEWTOPIC button to start your own conversation, rather than posting questions at the end of somebody else's discussion.

And, thank you for explaining your reasoning instead of simply posting an exercise. We like that!

Cheers,

~ Mark