What is the median of the data shown?
$$24, 24, 24, 29, 33, 33, 46, 51$$
Answer:
C
Explanation
The correct answer is Choice C.
The median of a set with $n$ numbers is the middle, $\frac{n+1}{2}$th, value when rearranged in the ascending order.
Choice A is incorrect because that is the minimum value in the set of numbers.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from an algebraic mistake.
Choice D is incorrect because it is the mean of the data.
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
When there are an even number of values in a set, the median is the average of the two middle values when rearranged in the ascending order.