Basic Math Examples

$- 11$ , $- 3$ , $- 3$ , $2$ , $5$ , $6$

Step 1

Arrange the terms in ascending order.

$- 11, - 3, - 3, 2, 5, 6$

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.

$\frac{- 3 + 2}{2}$

Step 3

Remove parentheses.

$\frac{- 3 + 2}{2}$

Step 4

Add $- 3$ and $2$ .

$\frac{- 1}{2}$

Step 5

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Step 6

Convert the median $- \frac{1}{2}$ to decimal.

$- 0.5$