Five houses have 2, 3, 4, 5 and 36 plants. What is the median number of plants?
A10
B4
C36
D5
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 4
The middle value of the ordered list is 4; the large value 36 pulls the mean up to 10 but not the median.
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