Question
The owner of a candle store studied the day's purchases. The 6 candles purchased had prices of:
$9.00 $3.00 $5.00 $2.00 $8.00 $7.00
What was the median amount spent?
$
$9.00 $3.00 $5.00 $2.00 $8.00 $7.00
What was the median amount spent?
$
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the median amount spent on the candles, we first need to organize the prices in ascending order:
- $2.00
- $3.00
- $5.00
- $7.00
- $8.00
- $9.00
Since there is an even number of prices (6), the median is determined by taking the average of the two middle values. The two middle values in this ordered list are the 3rd and 4th values (5.00 and 7.00).
Now, we calculate the median:
\[
\text{Median} = \frac{5.00 + 7.00}{2} = \frac{12.00}{2} = 6.00
\]
Thus, the median amount spent is \(\$6.00\).
- $2.00
- $3.00
- $5.00
- $7.00
- $8.00
- $9.00
Since there is an even number of prices (6), the median is determined by taking the average of the two middle values. The two middle values in this ordered list are the 3rd and 4th values (5.00 and 7.00).
Now, we calculate the median:
\[
\text{Median} = \frac{5.00 + 7.00}{2} = \frac{12.00}{2} = 6.00
\]
Thus, the median amount spent is \(\$6.00\).