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If there is a list of numbers, 1,2,3,4,5 then what you would do is find the number right in the middle, this time 3.

2,3,4,6,7,8. There are two numbers in the middle, 4 and 6. What you would do is find the number right in between the two numbers in the middle, this time 4 and 6. 5 is the number right in between the numbers 4 and 6.

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How do you find the range when your median is 20?

There is no direct relationship between the range and the median. So knowing that your median is 20 does not automatically give you the range. The median is just the middle value. That does not tell you what the first and last values are, which is what you need to know to find the range. The median of 19, 20 and 21 is 20, and the range is 2. The median of 4, 20 and 79 is also 20, but the range is 75. The median of 8, 16, 17, 23, 50 and 320 is also 20, but the range is 312. So, as you can see, the Median in no way can tell you what the range will be. You need to know what all of the numbers are, or at least the lowest and highest to know the range.


How do you find a set of numbers if you have the range mean and median?

In general, you cannot. You need to know how many numbers there are and then, in only a select few cases can you find the set.


How do you find out a median when there is only two numbers left?

If you need to find a median between two numbers, pick one of them arbitrarily.


What is the median for 2331172929263541302334203414734?

You cannot take a median for one number you need a set of numbers. So unless you were stupid and put all of your numbers into one massive number, then you can't take the median of that.


What is the median between 500 and 1 million?

To find the median of an even number of values, you need to take the mean of the 2 middle numbers. Since there is only 2 numbers, take the mean to find the median. The median is (500 + 1M)/2 = 500250.