1.eleven applications for a certain position had the following ages. 32, 33, 25, 36, 48, 51, 28, 23, 54, 52, 45. sort them out in ascending order. 23, 25, 32, 33, 36, 45, 48, 51, 54, I picked 33 for the middle number to get the median is it correct?

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1.eleven applications for a certain position had the following ages. 32, 33, 25, 36, 48, 51, 28, 23, 54, 52, 45. sort them out in ascending order. 23, 25, 32, 33, 36, 45, 48, 51, 54, I picked 33 for the middle number to get the median is it correct?
2.clay is building a pen for his dog. he plans to make it rectangular in shape & measuring 40ft. by 50ft.. he can buy fencing fro $3.75 per ft. how much will the fencing for his dog pen cost? $675.00 2 (40+50)=180ft. 180ft* 375= $675.00 is this correct?
3.find the mode of the following set of answers 11, 10, 6, 11, 12= 11 mode is this correct?
thank you

MathMate · Answer

1.
Your sorted list contains only 9 of the 11 numbers, so 33 is not correct.
If you use the complete sorted list of 11 numbers, I am sure you'll get it right. You're getting there.

2. $675 is correct.

3. 11 is correct. It is the most occurring value.

Ms. Sue · Answer

1. You only arranged 9 of the 11 in ascending order -- so your median is wrong. 2. Correct 3. Correct