Question

Number of Pairs of Shoes Number of 6th Graders
2 5
3 6
4 1
5 1
6 4
7 7
8 2
10 1
Michael wants to know how many pairs of shoes 6th graders own. He surveys the 6th graders at his summer camp. His results are given in the table. What is the median number of pairs of shoes owned by the 6th graders he surveyed?(1 point)

Answer 1

There are 27 students total, so the median is the 14th value in order. Cumulative counts: 2 (5), up to 3 (11), up to 4 (12), up to 5 (13), up to 6 (17). The 14th value falls in the 6’s, so the median is 6.