Question

The coach carried footballs to practice 8 times this year. Each time, he brought:
17 footballs
13 footballs
28 footballs
29 footballs
13 footballs
31 footballs
21 footballs
13 footballs

What was the median number of footballs?
(to find the median put the numbers from least to greatest the find the middle number)
im asking because i always get it wrong ;-; thanks!

Answer 1

Answer:

19

Step-by-step explanation:

Median is the middle number when they are lined up from smallest to largest

13,13,13,17,21,28,29,31,

There are 8 numbers

13,13,13,17,      |      21,28,29,31,

The middle is here

Add up the two numbers on either side and divide by 2

(17+21) /2

19

Answer 2

Answer:

19 footballs

Step-by-step explanation:

First sort the data

13 13 13 17 21 28 29 31

Median is: (17+21)/2

38/2 = 19