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Question
Find the median of the following:
11, 8, 15, 5, 9, 4, 19, 6, 18
Solution
11, 8, 15, 5, 9, 4, 19, 6, 18
Arranging the given data in descending order:
19, 18, 15, 11, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4
The middle term is 9 which is 5th term
Therefore, Median of numbers = 9.
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