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JAMB 2015 - Question 25

Mathematics 2015 JAMB Past Questions - Question 25: Find the median of 5,9,1,10,3,8,9,2,45,5,7,3 and 6.

Find the median of 5,9,1,10,3,8,9,2,45,5,7,3 and 6.
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Correct Answer

C

Explanation

1,2,3,3,4,5,5,5,5,6,7,8,9,9,10Median=5To find the median of the given set of numbers: 5, 9, 1, 10, 3, 8, 9, 2, 45, 5, 7, 3, and 6, we first need to arrange the numbers in ascending order:1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 45Since there are 13 numbers in the set, the median is the middle number when the numbers are arranged in ascending order. In this case, the median is the 7th number, which is 6.Therefore, the median of the given set of numbers is 6.