12.3+Median

Section 12.3 - Median
Hey, you know that big cement barrier than runs down the middle of a highway or freeway? It's called a median because it is in the middle of the street.

Median is another type of average. It means the middle number in a set of values.

To find the median, arrange the values from smallest to largest and then find the middle number -- that is the median.



But, if there are an even number of values, there will be two middle numbers. In this case, add the numbers together and divide that in half in order to find the middle of the two middle numbers.




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