Question

What is the median of the data set below? 275, 257, 301, 218, 265, 242, 201

Answer 1

the correct answer is 257

Explanation:

if you put all the numbers in numerical order (smallest to largest) the middle number is the correct answer.

201, 218, 242, 257, 265, 275, 301

Answer 2

The median is the middle number, and we can find that by listing the numbers in order of size.

201, 218, 242, 257, 265, 275, 301. We can see that the middle number is 257, so 257 is the median.