Question

Find the median of 25, 16, 15, 10, 8, 30

Answer 1

Arranging is ascending order: 8, 10, 15, 16, 25, 30

Here n = 6, even

∴ Median = `1/2{("n"/2)^"th"  "term" + ("n"/2 + 1)^"th"  "term"}`

= `1/2{(6/2)^"th"  "term" + (6/2 + 1)^"th"  "term"}`

= `1/2{3^"rd"  "term" + 4^"th"  "term"}`

= `1/2{15 + 16}`

= `1/2(31)`

= 15.5

∴ Median = 15.5