Question

wanda went on a bird watching trip and jotted down the number of birds she saw each day.
number of birds
what is the median of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: List all bird counts

From the graph: 60 (Tuesday), 10 (Wednesday), 50 (Thursday), 60 (Friday), 58 (Saturday), 48 (Sunday), 38 (Monday)

Step2: Sort counts ascending

$10, 38, 48, 50, 58, 60, 60$

Step3: Find middle value

There are 7 values, so the 4th value is the median.

Answer:

50