Question

there are 8 sophomores on the academic team. at the last competition, they each took the math test. their scores were 82%, 92%, 76%, 72%, 92%, 74%, 80%, and 78%. what was the median math score of the sophomores? 79% 82% 87% 92%

Explanation:

Step1: Arrange scores in ascending order

72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 92%, 92%

Step2: Find the middle - value(s)

Since there are 8 scores (an even number of data - points), the median is the average of the 4th and 5th ordered values.
Median=$\frac{78 + 80}{2}$
Median = 79%

Answer:

79%