Question 783669: Sam made the following scores on unit tests for the term:
92, 98, 15, 92, 87, 92
Sam's teacher said that his grade would be based on the mean of his grades. Sam argued that his grade should be based on the median score of his grades. Find the mean and the median of Sam's grades. Which do you think best reflects Sam's work for the term? Explain your answer
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 92, 98, 15, 92, 87, 92
The median is the middle value, so I'll have to rewrite the list in order:
15, 87, 92, 92 , 92, 98
There are six numbers in the list, so the middle one will be the  number:
which is 
The mean is the usual average:
teacher said that his grade would be based on the mean, and we know that
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so, Sam argued that his grade should be based on the median score of his grades and he is  because  is  and is a of his grade
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