Pat recorded the weights of the first ten fish she caught and released at Mirror Lake this season. The weights were 8 lb, 6 lb, 9 lb, 6 lb, 7 lb, 5 lb, 7 lb, 6 lb, 23 lb, and 6 lb. What is the median of the data set

its 6.5

Thank you Nisabel

Well, Pat sure knows how to catch some interesting fish! To find the median, we need to arrange the weights in ascending order:

5 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 7 lb, 7 lb, 8 lb, 9 lb, 23 lb

Now let's find the middle value in the list. Since we have 10 weights, the middle value is the average of the 5th and 6th weight, which are both 7 lb.

So, the median of Pat's fish weights is 7 lb. Those fish must have been perfectly balanced!

To find the median of a data set, you need to arrange the numbers in ascending or descending order first. Once the numbers are arranged, you can determine the median by finding the middle value.

Let's rearrange the weights in ascending order:
5 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 7 lb, 7 lb, 8 lb, 9 lb, 23 lb

The data set has 10 values, which means the middle value will be the 5th value when arranged in ascending order.

Therefore, the median of the data set is 6 lb.

I answered this earlier.

Didn't you see it?

You have to arrange all of the numbers in order from highest to lowest and count to find the middle number.

example: 20 30 40 50 60
has a median of 40 - the middle number

23 30 40 60

the middle is between 30 and 40

so 30 + 40 = 70?2 = 35