Question

The teachers at a middle school counted how many computers they had in their classrooms.

Computers in classrooms
Teacher Number of computers
Mr. Lim 4
Miss Murphy 4
Mrs. Rossi 5
Ms. Rojas 6
Mrs. Tan 5


What is the median of the numbers?

Answer 1

To find the median of the number of computers, we first list the numbers in ascending order:

- Mr. Lim: 4
- Miss Murphy: 4
- Mrs. Rossi: 5
- Mrs. Tan: 5
- Ms. Rojas: 6

The ordered list of computers is:

4, 4, 5, 5, 6

Since there are 5 numbers (an odd amount), the median will be the middle number. In this case, the middle number is the 3rd number in the ordered list:

1. 4
2. 4
3. **5** (median)
4. 5
5. 6

Therefore, the median number of computers is **5**.