WAEC Further Mathematics 2020 Question 16

Question 16

Statistics

Find the median of the numbers 9, 7, 5, 2, 12, 9, 9, 2, 10, 10 and 18.

  1. A.7
  2. B.9
  3. C.10
  4. D.11
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (9)

Explanation

In order: 2, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 12, 18. The middle (6th) number is 9.