Question

Mary is averaging her grandchildren’s credit scores. She has arranged the scores in the table shown below. What is the median credit score in this group? (Round to the nearest whole point, if applicable.)

639
732
790
837
677
744
637
821
a.
735
b.
738
c.
757
d.
There is no median in this group.

Answer 1

First sort the scores: 637, 639, 677, 732, 744, 790, 821, 837.
With 8 values, the median is the average of the 4th and 5th values: (732 + 744)/2 = 738.

Answer: b.