Question

Fifteen students are randomly selected from two different classes. They were asked how many books they read during the summer. Their responses are as follows. Find the median number of books read by each class. Which class has a higher median number of books read?

Class 1: 0, 5, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6
Class 2: 2, 2, 4, 3, 0, 0, 6, 7, 10, 9, 6, 5, 3, 1, 2

(2 points)
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 1 is
.
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 2 is
.
Class
has a higher median number of books read during the summer.

Answer 1

For Class 1:
Arrange the numbers in ascending order: 0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10
There are 15 numbers, so the median is the 8th number: 5
Therefore, the median number of books read by Class 1 is 5.

For Class 2:
Arrange the numbers in ascending order: 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10
There are 15 numbers, so the median is the 8th number: 3
Therefore, the median number of books read by Class 2 is 3.

Class 1 has a higher median number of books read during the summer.