Question

the weights, in grams, of seven sweet potatoes are 260, 225, 205, 240, 214. What is the median weight?​

Answer 1

The answer is 205
It is the median

Answer 2

Median of the data is 225

Given:

The weights of seven sweet potatoes are given by 260, 225, 205, 240, 214 in grams

To find:

Median of the weights

Solution:

The median of a data is the middle term of the data when we arrange them in descending or ascending order

Here given data is 260, 225, 205, 240, 214

Arrange given data in ascending order as show below

205, 214, 225, 240, 260

Here middle term is 225

Therefore, median of the data is 225

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