Q. Lupe's dogs love to hide bones. Bubba hid 5 bones, Barry hid 4 bones, Larry hid 13 bones, and Goby hid 10 bones.Find the median number of bones. bones
List Bones by Number: List the number of bones each dog hid in numerical order.Bubba hid 5 bones, Barry hid 4 bones, Larry hid 13 bones, and Goby hid 10 bones.Ordering these from least to greatest: 4, 5, 10, 13.
Find Median: Determine the median of the ordered set.Since there are an even number of data points (4 dogs), the median will be the average of the two middle numbers.The two middle numbers are 5 and 10.
Calculate Average: Calculate the average of the two middle numbers.The average of 5 and 10 is (5+10)/2=15/2=7.5.