Question

a newspaper researched how many grocery stores there are in each town.
grocery stores in each town
town number of stores
richmond 4
columbia 9
greenwood 3
springfield 3
watertown 5
mayfield 2
ashland 10
what is the median of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: List the number of stores

2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10

Step2: Find the middle value

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

Answer:

4