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$\\var{v_less_9a},\\var{v_more_11a},\\var{v_less_9b},\\var{v_between_9_11},\\var{v_more_11b}$.

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$\\var{v_less_4a}, \\var{v_less_4b}, \\var{v_between_5_10},\\var{v_more_10a}, \\var{v_more_10b}$

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Find the medians of two sets of data.

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Find the medians of the following sets of numbers. Enter your answers as whole numbers or fractions, not decimals.

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a)

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First, put the elements in increasing order, i.e.

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\\[ \\var{latex(join(sort([v_less_9a,v_more_11a,v_less_9b,v_between_9_11,v_more_11b]),','))} \\]

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The median of the set is the middle value in the sorted list. In this case, it's $\\var{v_between_9_11}$.

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b)

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First, put the elements in increasing order, i.e.

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\\[ \\var{latex(join(sort([v_less_4a,v_less_4b,v_between_5_10,v_more_10a,v_more_10b]),','))} \\]

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The median of the set is the middle value in the sorted list. In this case, it's $\\var{v_between_5_10}$.

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