Question

last weeks and this weeks daily high temperatures are shown in the table below. high temperatures for this week and last week high temperatures this week (°f) 65 73 73 74 73 75 71 high temperatures last week (°f) 68 51 62 66 85 72 72 how much greater is this weeks median temperature than last weeks median temperature? 2 degrees 3 degrees 4 degrees 5 degrees

Explanation:

Step1: Arrange this - week's temperatures in ascending order

$65,71,73,73,73,74,75$
Since there are 7 values, the median is the 4th - value. So, this week's median temperature is 73°F.

Step2: Arrange last - week's temperatures in ascending order

$51,62,66,68,72,72,85$
Since there are 7 values, the median is the 4th - value. So, last week's median temperature is 68°F.

Step3: Calculate the difference

$73 - 68=5$

Answer:

5 degrees