The list below shows the number of magazines a bookstore sold each day during one week.
5, 6, 8, 9, 6, 10, 7
What is the median number of magazines sold during the week?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 9
D. 10
list them in numerical order
the median is the guy in the middle
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
5 , 6 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
If data set is odd the median is the number in the middle.
If data set is even, the median is average of two middle values.
In this case data set is odd ( you have seven number in data set ).
So median is the number in the middle.
Median = 7