Fill in the blank so that the given statement is true.

The median is 77

65,68,78,82,89,__

Adding another number would result in an even number of terms.

For such an even number of terms, the median is the average of the two middle terms
that is,
(78+82)/2 = 80

no matter what we add has no effect on the median, and it would not be 77 anyway.

forget my answer, go with MathMate's further up.

I misread the question.

To find the missing number that will make the statement true, we need to arrange the given numbers in ascending order:

65, 68, 78, 82, 89

The median is the middle number in a set of numbers arranged in ascending order. In this case, there are 5 numbers, so we look for the middle number. The 3rd number in the sequence is 78, which is the given median.

Since we already have 65, 68, 78, 82, and 89, there is no need for another number to be inserted to make the statement true. Therefore, the blank remains empty, and the statement "The median is 77" is false.