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Question
Find the median of 26, 33, 41, 18, 30, 22, 36, 45 and 24
Solution
Arranging in ascending order, we get
18, 22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 36, 41, 45
Here, number of terms(n) = 9 which is odd
∴ Median `= ("n + 1")/2`th term
`= (9 + 1)/2` = 5th term = 30
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