Question

Regan's pet turtle, Dedra, absolutely loves strawberries. Regan started recording how many grams of strawberries Dedra ate each day. Here are the results she collected:Amount of strawberries per day (grams)4345345432533454325Use the data in the list to complete the line plot below.Click to select the X's. To clear a column, click on the number line below it.Amount of strawberries per day33153253353454GramsWhat was the median amount of strawberries Dedra ate per day?Write your answer as a fraction, mixed number, or whole number

Answer 1

Given the amount of strawberries Dedra ate each day:

$4,3\frac{4}{5},3\frac{4}{5},4,3\frac{2}{5},3,3\frac{4}{5},4,3\frac{2}{5}$

Let's select the X's from the given chart.

The frequency represents the number of Xs you can select.

Frequency is the number of times a number occurs in a given data.

We have:

Data Frequency

3 1

3⅖ 2

3⅘ 3

4 3

Let's find the median amount of strawberries Dedra ate per day.

To find the median, apply the formula:

$\text{Median}=\frac{n}{2}$

Where:

n is the total frequency.

n = 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 9

Since n is an odd number, the median will be:

Hence, we have:

$\text{Median}=\frac{n+1}{2}=\frac{9+1}{2}=\frac{10}{2}=5$

The median will be the fifth data.

From the table, the fifth data value is 3⅘.

Therefore, the median amount of strawberries Dedra ate per day is:

$3\frac{4}{5}$

ANSWER:

$\text{Median}=3\frac{4}{5}$