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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, 2015

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1. Measures of Center and Spread

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Exercise 4 Page 312

To find the median, make sure the numbers are in numerical order.

Mean: 17
Median: 12

Practice makes perfect

We are given 5 numbers. Let's find the mean and the median of this data.

Mean

In order to find the mean, or average, we need to find the sum of the numbers and divide by the amount of numbers.

Mean=Sum of values/Number of values

SubstituteValues

Substitute values

Mean=36+18+12+10+9/5

Add terms

Mean=85/5

Calculate quotient

Mean=17

The mean of the numbers is 17.

Median

The median of a set of data is the middle number, or the average of the two middle numbers, when placed in order from least to greatest. Let's start by writing the numbers in numerical order. 9, 10, 12, 18, 36 Since there is an odd number of values, the median is the middle number, which is 12.

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Evaluate: Homework and Practice p.312-314

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