Finding the Median
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand and calculate the median of a set of data.
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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 data sets. Remember, the median is the middle value when the data is ordered from least to greatest.
1. What is the first step you should always take when finding the median of a data set?
2. Find the median of the following data set: 5, 2, 8, 1, 7
Ordered data set:
The median is:
3. Find the median of the following data set: 10, 4, 6, 8
Ordered data set:
The two middle numbers are: and
The median is:
4. The median is always one of the numbers in the data set.
True
False
5. What is the median of the data set: 12, 15, 9, 18, 11, 13?
12
12.5
13
13.5
6. A group of students scored the following on a math quiz: 85, 92, 78, 95, 88. What is the median score?
Ordered scores:
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