What is the median of 2 3 7 9 11 13?

Answer 1

To find the median of a step of numbers, you must first order them from least to greatest.

1) 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13

Now begin crossing off the highest number and the lowest number until you are left with either one or two numbers.

2) 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13

2) 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13

Now you are left with two numbers. To find the median we need to find the mean (average) of the remaining two numbers. Simply add the two numbers together and divide by 2. Your answer for this will be the median for the set of numbers.

7 + 9 = 16 ÷ 2 = 8.

So the median for {2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13} = 8.