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Question 26

Four bags weigh 4, 6, 8 and 10 kilograms. What is the median weight?

  1. 7 kilogramsCorrect answer
  2. 6 kilograms
  3. 8 kilograms
  4. 14 kilograms

Explanation

With four values in order there is no single central one, so the median is the mean of the two weights in the middle, 6 and 8, which gives 7 kilograms. Picking 6 kilograms uses one of those two weights on its own and gives the other no say, which leaves the result off centre.

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