Finding the Median
This worksheet helps grade 4 students understand and calculate the median of a set of numbers.
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Finding the Median
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to find the median of the given numbers. Remember, the median is the middle number when the numbers are arranged in order.
1. To find the median, you must first arrange the numbers in order.
2. The median is the number in a set when they are ordered.
3. If there are two middle numbers, the median is the of those two numbers.
4. Find the median of the following set of numbers: 5, 2, 9, 7, 3
5. What is the median of these numbers: 12, 8, 15, 10, 8, 11?
6. Which number is the median of the set {10, 4, 8, 16, 6}?
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8
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16
7. The median of the numbers 1, 5, 2, 4, 3 is 3.
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8. Sarah recorded the number of books she read each month for five months: 3, 7, 2, 5, 8. What is the median number of books Sarah read?