How to find x if we know the median amount?

milkyman · Jul 22, 2011

Homework Statement

{3.2,4.6,5.8,2.4,x,5.7}
mediant amount is 4.8litres Find x ?

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cupid.callin · Jul 22, 2011

In stats, i guess median is the central number when all numbers are arranged in increasing order ... not sure ... just a random guess

EDIT:

wiki says:

In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half.

NascentOxygen · Jul 22, 2011

I'm just guessing too, but I'd reckon the median has to be one of your data values, or if you have an even number of values, then it's midway between two.

Redbelly98 · Jul 22, 2011

NascentOxygen said:

... if you have an even number of values, then it's midway between two.

That is the key here.

How to find x if we know the median amount?

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