Pat recorded the weights of the first 10 fish she caught and released at Mirror Lake this season. The weights were 8 lb, 6 lb, 9 lb, 6 lb, 7 lb, 5 lb, 7 lb, 6 lb, 23 lb, and 6 lb. What is the median of data set?

Answer 1

To find the median of the data set, we first need to put the weights in order from least to greatest: 5 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 6 lb, 7 lb, 7 lb, 8 lb, 9 lb, 23 lb.

Since there are 10 values in the data set, the median will be the average of the middle two values. In this case, the middle two values are the 5th and 6th values, which are both 7 lb.

So, the median weight of the fish caught by Pat at Mirror Lake this season is 7 lb.