SOLUTION: Five women go to lunch. Their ages are 26,22,42,33,and 42. What is the median age?

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Question 979504: Five women go to lunch. Their ages are 26,22,42,33,and 42. What is the median age?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sort the numbers from smallest to biggest

22,26,33,42,42

The middle most number is 33 (this is the third number in that list above). So the median is 33.