What is the median of the following distribution? 24, 26, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46, 48, 55, 56

Answer: 37, had to count my fingers

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all, arrange your numbers in ascending order (your numbers are already in ascending order).

24, 26, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46, 48, 55, 56

Secondly, find the middle number (If there is an even amount of numbers, find the average between the two middle numbers).

24, 26, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46, 48, 55, 56

Since 35 is the middle number, it is the median.

Then delete everything after it, including the median.

24, 26, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33

Find the median in the updated numbers

24, 26, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33

Since 28 is the median of the lower half of the numbers, 28 is the first/lower quartile!