Question
August
State High, Degrees F Low, Degrees F
Alabama 82 56
Arkansas 80 55
Florida 87 65
Georgia 88 64
Kentucky 78 55
Alaska 72 44
Michigan 81 54
Tennessee 79 55
Hawaii 84 68
According to the data in the table, what is the MEDIAN average high temperature for the states listed?
Responses
A 55° F55° F
B 72° F72° F
C 78° F78° F
D 81° F81° F
E 88° F88° F
State High, Degrees F Low, Degrees F
Alabama 82 56
Arkansas 80 55
Florida 87 65
Georgia 88 64
Kentucky 78 55
Alaska 72 44
Michigan 81 54
Tennessee 79 55
Hawaii 84 68
According to the data in the table, what is the MEDIAN average high temperature for the states listed?
Responses
A 55° F55° F
B 72° F72° F
C 78° F78° F
D 81° F81° F
E 88° F88° F
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the median average high temperature for the states listed, we first need to list the high temperatures in order:
- Alabama: 82
- Arkansas: 80
- Florida: 87
- Georgia: 88
- Kentucky: 78
- Alaska: 72
- Michigan: 81
- Tennessee: 79
- Hawaii: 84
When we arrange these temperatures in ascending order, we get:
1. Alaska: 72
2. Kentucky: 78
3. Arkansas: 80
4. Michigan: 81
5. Alabama: 82
6. Hawaii: 84
7. Florida: 87
8. Georgia: 88
Since there are 9 temperatures, the median will be the middle number, which is the 5th number when arranged.
Counting the ordered temperatures:
1. 72
2. 78
3. 80
4. 81
5. **82** (This is the 5th value)
6. 84
7. 87
8. 88
Thus, the median average high temperature is **82° F**.
None of the provided options (A, B, C, D, E) match the calculated median of 82° F. If it were included, we would mark 82° F as the answer, but the options don't include it.
- Alabama: 82
- Arkansas: 80
- Florida: 87
- Georgia: 88
- Kentucky: 78
- Alaska: 72
- Michigan: 81
- Tennessee: 79
- Hawaii: 84
When we arrange these temperatures in ascending order, we get:
1. Alaska: 72
2. Kentucky: 78
3. Arkansas: 80
4. Michigan: 81
5. Alabama: 82
6. Hawaii: 84
7. Florida: 87
8. Georgia: 88
Since there are 9 temperatures, the median will be the middle number, which is the 5th number when arranged.
Counting the ordered temperatures:
1. 72
2. 78
3. 80
4. 81
5. **82** (This is the 5th value)
6. 84
7. 87
8. 88
Thus, the median average high temperature is **82° F**.
None of the provided options (A, B, C, D, E) match the calculated median of 82° F. If it were included, we would mark 82° F as the answer, but the options don't include it.