Question

Pedro, Alex, and Jaime are having a three-point contest. Each boy takes six turns and records the number of three-pointers he shoots out of ten shots. Which boy has the highest median of three-point shots?

Pedro: 6, 8, 5, 9, 4, 7
Alex: 9, 5, 5, 9, 5, 3
Jaime: 6, 8, 3, 4, 9, 8

Answer 1

First, reorder the numbers for each person.
The median is basically the middle number. If there are 2 middle numbers, then take the average of the two of them.

Pedro: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
The 2 middle numbers are 6 and 7. The average of 6 and 7 is 6.5 .
Median = 6.5

Alex: 3, 5, 5, 5, 9, 9
The 2 middle numbers are 5 and 5; so basically, the average is 5.
Median = 5

Jaime: 3, 4, 6, 8, 8, 9
The 2 middle numbers are 6 and 8 and thus, the average is 7.
Median = 7



So the answer should be Jaime.