An auto manufacturer wants their line of cars to

have a median gas mileage of 25 miles per gallon

or higher. The gas mileage for their five models

are 23, 25, 26, 29, and 19. Do their cars meet their

goal? Explain.

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Leah Wilkinson

Mathematics

1 December, 02:48

An auto manufacturer wants their line of cars to

have a median gas mileage of 25 miles per gallon

or higher. The gas mileage for their five models

are 23, 25, 26, 29, and 19. Do their cars meet their

goal? Explain.

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Izaiah Byrd · Answer 1

Yes. You rewrite the numbers in order from least to greatest, getting 19,23,25,26,29. The median is the middle number of the set and in this example the middle number is 25, meeting the company's goal of having a median gas mileage of 25 per gallon or higher.

An auto manufacturer wants their line of cars tohave a median gas mileage of 25 miles per gallonor higher. The gas mileage for their five modelsare 23, 25, 26, 29, and 19. Do their cars meet theirgoal? Explain.

An auto manufacturer wants their line of cars to

have a median gas mileage of 25 miles per gallon

or higher. The gas mileage for their five models

are 23, 25, 26, 29, and 19. Do their cars meet their

goal? Explain.