Question

what is the median of the set of numbers? 14, 1, 5, 12, 17 type your answer in the boxes

Explanation:

Step1: Sort the numbers

Sort the set \(14, 1, 5, 12, 17\) in ascending order.
\(1,5,12,14,17\)

Step2: Find the median

For a set with \(n = 5\) (odd number of elements), the median is the \(\frac{n + 1}{2}\) -th element.
\(\frac{5+ 1}{2}=3\) -rd element.
The third element in \(1,5,12,14,17\) is \(12\).

Answer:

\(12\)