JAMB 2012 · UTME · Q44

Find the median of 2, 3, 7, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 9, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4 and 5.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Put the 16 numbers in order: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9.
  2. With an even count, the median is halfway between the 8th and 9th.
  3. Both are 4.
  4. So the median is 4, option D.

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