Basic Math Examples

1

$1$ ,

2

$2$ ,

5

$5$ ,

10

$10$

Step 1

Arrange the terms in ascending order.

1, 2, 5, 10

$1, 2, 5, 10$

Step 2

The median is the middle term in the arranged data set. In the case of an even number of terms, the median is the average of the two middle terms.

\frac{2 + 5}{2}

$\frac{2 + 5}{2}$

Step 3

Remove parentheses.

\frac{2 + 5}{2}

$\frac{2 + 5}{2}$

Step 4

Add

2

$2$ and

5

$5$ .

\frac{7}{2}

$\frac{7}{2}$

Step 5

Convert the median

\frac{7}{2}

$\frac{7}{2}$ to decimal.

3.5

$3.5$