1.Find the median of these numbers:
3, 8, 4, 16, 10, 12
Wouldn't the median be 9?
2. Find the mode of these numbers:
1, 2, 1, 5, 3
Wouldn't the mode be 1?
The median would have equal numbers of entries above and below. 9 is correct
The mode is the number that occurs most often. 1 is correct
For the first question, to find the median of a set of numbers, you need to arrange the numbers in ascending order. In this case, the given numbers are 3, 8, 4, 16, 10, and 12. When arranged in ascending order, they become 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, and 16.
To find the median, you then need to locate the middle number. Since there are six numbers in total, the middle number is the average of the two middle numbers, which in this case are 8 and 10. So, (8 + 10) / 2 = 9. Therefore, the median of the given numbers is 9.
For the second question, to find the mode of a set of numbers, you need to identify the number that appears most frequently. In this case, the given numbers are 1, 2, 1, 5, and 3. By counting the occurrences of each number, you can see that the number 1 appears twice, while all other numbers appear only once. Therefore, the mode of the given numbers is 1.