Question

Some students compared how many clubs they belong to.

Clubs
Name Number of clubs
Kaylee 2
Cassie 6
Hector 8
Winston 7
Diego 1
Louis 8
Francesca 6


What is the median of the numbers?

Answer 1

To find the median of the numbers provided, first, we need to list the number of clubs in ascending order:

1. Diego: 1
2. Kaylee: 2
3. Cassie: 6
4. Francesca: 6
5. Winston: 7
6. Hector: 8
7. Louis: 8

Now, we have the sorted list: 1, 2, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8.

The median is the middle number in a sorted list. Since there are 7 values (which is odd), the median will be the 4th number in this sorted list.

Counting to the 4th number:
1, 2, 6, **6**, 7, 8, 8

The median is **6**.