A zoo measured the height, in feet, of 9 giraffes.
18, 16, 22, 14, 17, 19, 15, 19, 22
What is the median height of the giraffes?
16 ft
17 ft
18 ft
19 ft
I think it is 17 ft.
The median is 18!
Yes! 18.
No, not 17
its 18
That's correct! The median height of the giraffes is 18 feet.
18
To find the median height of the giraffes, you need to arrange the heights in ascending order:
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19, 22, 22.
Now, since there are 9 giraffes, the middle value is the 5th value in the sorted list, which is 18. So the median height of the giraffes is 18 ft, not 17 ft.