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JAMB 2014 · UTME · Q46

Find the median of 5, 9, 1, 10, 3, 8, 9, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 3 and 6.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Put the 15 numbers in order: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10.
  2. With 15 numbers the median is the 15+12=8\frac{15 + 1}{2} = 8th.
  3. The 8th number is 5, so the median is 5, option C.

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