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document.write( "             I did:     x/16 = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        x= 1344   represents total combined scores of all   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The median is the score BELOW WHICH 50% of the scores lie.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 8 scores less than 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then there is a score of 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 16-8-1=7 scores above 84.\r<BR>\n" );
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