Calculate the median of: 5, 13, 36, 17, 20, 32.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: Order the data: 5, 13, 17, 20, 32, 36.
  2. Step 2: There are six values, so the median is the mean of the 3rd and 4th: .
Answer
.
Why not the others: : only the third value was used. : only the fourth value was used. : this is the mean, not the median.

Practise more Probability, counting and statistics.

Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed South Africa Matric mock tests.

Calculate the median of: 5, 13, 36… | South Africa Matric