SOLUTION: five people who were all different heights lined up at the front of the room and discovered that their median height was 145 centimeters. How many people were taller than 145 centi
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: five people who were all different heights lined up at the front of the room and discovered that their median height was 145 centimeters. How many people were taller than 145 centimeters? Explain?
This question is from textbook foundations for algebra
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The median height is the "middle" height, when the heights are all lined up from smallest to largest or largest to smallest. If there were 5 people each of different heights lined up in order of heights, then the middle person is 145 cm with two people taller and 2 people shorter than 145 cm.
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Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
Seminole Community College
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