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A bar graph titled Number of Classes has 5 bars. The horizontal axis is labeled Number of Classes, and the vertical axis is labeled Frequency.
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The values on the horizontal axis range from 3 to 7 in increments of 1. The values on the vertical axis range from 0 to 12 in increments of 2. The frequency per number of classes is as follows: 3 classes, frequency 1; 4 classes, frequency 6; 5 classes, frequency 12; 6 classes, frequency 6; and 7 classes, frequency 1.


Estimate the median of the data in the histogram.

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The median is in the bin 15-19.9
The median is in the bin 15-19.9

The median is in the bin 0-4.9
The median is in the bin 0-4.9

The median is in the bin 10-14.9
The median is in the bin 10-14.9

The median is in the bin 5-9.9
The median is in the bin 5-9.9
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Answer 1

Total count = 1+6+12+6+1 = 26, so the median is the average of the 13th and 14th values. Cumulative counts: 3 (1), 4 (2–7), 5 (8–19) — both the 13th and 14th values fall in the 5s.

So the median is in the bin 5–9.9.