Pre-Algebra Examples

$19$ , $20$ , $21$ , $22$ , $23$ , $24$ , $25$ , $26$ , $27$ , $28$ , $29$ , $30$

Step 1

Arrange the terms in ascending order.

$19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30$

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.

$\frac{24 + 25}{2}$

Step 3

Remove parentheses.

$\frac{24 + 25}{2}$

Step 4

Add $24$ and $25$ .

$\frac{49}{2}$

Step 5

Convert the median $\frac{49}{2}$ to decimal.

$24.5$