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Question
Find the median of the following:
25, 34, 31, 23, 22, 26, 35, 29, 20, 32
Solution
25, 34, 31, 23, 22, 26, 35, 29, 20, 32
Arranging the given data in descending order:
35, 34, 32, 31, 29, 26, 25, 23, 22, 20
The middle terms are 29 and 26 which are 5th and 6th terms
median = `(29+26)/2 = 55/2 = 27.5`
Therefore, Median of numbers = 27.5
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