Question

A group of 8 students was asked, "How many hours did you watch television last week?" Here are their responses.

13, 16, 15, 11, 11, 4, 6, 19
Find the median and mean number of hours for these students.
If necessary, round your answers to the nearest tenth.
(a) Median: hours
(b) Mean:
hours
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Answer 1

Median: As this is a set of 8, add the two numbers which are in the middle (11 and 13) and then divide them by two.

Mean: Add all of the numbers in the set and then divide the answer by the total number of the numbers in the set, which is 8.