Last year, Pamela kept track of how many hours she volunteered at her community center each month.

Question

Volunteer hours
0
2
4
6
8
10
What was the median of Pamela's volunteer hours?

Answer 1

To find the median of Pamela's volunteer hours, we need to arrange the hours in numerical order and then determine the middle value.

The volunteer hours Pamela recorded are: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

There are 6 data points here (even number of observations). To find the median, we take the average of the two middle numbers. The middle numbers in this ordered list are the 3rd and 4th values, which are 4 and 6.

Now, we calculate the median:

\[ \text{Median} = \frac{4 + 6}{2} = \frac{10}{2} = 5 \]

Therefore, the median of Pamela's volunteer hours is 5.