document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113202>Question 113202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following scores were recorded on a 200-point final examination:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "193, 185, 163, 186, 192, 135, 158, 174, 188, 172, 168, 183, 195, 165, 183.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the median final examination score.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me. I do not understand the mode, median thing. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82386 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=82386\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First sort the numbers into ascending order (from least to greatest):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "135,158,163,168,172,174,185,186,188,192,193\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to find the median, count off about 5 spaces(it's close to half of the size of the list) until you hit the middle number. Now count count off about 5 spaces from the end of the list until you hit the middle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "135, 158, 163, 168, 172, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28174%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28174%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 185, 186, 188, 192, 193\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the median is 174 </SPAN>\n" );
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