Question
2. The low temperatures during one week in January were 2, -3, -9, -11, 1, -8 and -9. What was the MEDIAN low temperature that week?
*Median: Line up all the numbers from LEAST to GREATEST. Then find the middle number.
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-11
-9
-8
-3
*Median: Line up all the numbers from LEAST to GREATEST. Then find the middle number.
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-11
-9
-8
-3
Answers
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To find the median of the low temperatures for that week, we first need to arrange the temperatures in ascending order:
-11, -9, -9, -8, -3, 1, 2
Next, we identify the number of temperatures. In this case, there are 7 temperatures, which is an odd number. To find the median, we need to locate the middle number.
Since there are 7 numbers, the median will be the 4th number in the ordered list:
1. -11
2. -9
3. -9
4. **-8** (this is the median)
5. -3
6. 1
7. 2
Thus, the median low temperature for that week is **-8**.
-11, -9, -9, -8, -3, 1, 2
Next, we identify the number of temperatures. In this case, there are 7 temperatures, which is an odd number. To find the median, we need to locate the middle number.
Since there are 7 numbers, the median will be the 4th number in the ordered list:
1. -11
2. -9
3. -9
4. **-8** (this is the median)
5. -3
6. 1
7. 2
Thus, the median low temperature for that week is **-8**.