Question

The low temperatures during one week in January were 2 degrees, -3 degrees, -9 degrees, -11 degrees, 1 degrees, -8 degrees, -9 degrees. What was the median low temperature that week?
__ degrees

Answer 1

The median low temperature is the middle value when the temperatures are arranged in order.

-11, -9, -9, -8, -3, 1, 2

Since there are 7 temperatures, the middle value is the 4th temperature: -8 degrees.

Therefore, the median low temperature that week was -8 degrees.