Answer:
The median number of miles that Sam drove during those months is 1044 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
The median separates the upper half from the lower half of a set. So 50% of the values in a data set lie at or below the median, and 50% lie at or above the median.
For a set of n values
First we order the values in an increasing way.
If n is odd, the median is the value at the position (n+1)/2
If n is even, the median is the average of the values at the positions n/2 and (n/2) + 1
In this problem:
6 values
Ordered in an increasing way:
880, 997, 1002, 1086, 1534, 1637
6 is an even value.
6/2 = 3. The third element is 1002
6/2 + 1 = 4. The fourth element is 1086.
Average: (1002 + 1086)/2 = 1044
The median number of miles that Sam drove during those months is 1044 miles
