Aziz wonders how many pieces of pizza people tend to eat at a pizza party. He surveys 11 people at the end of a pizza party and asks them how many pieces of pizza they ate. His results follow. Find and interpret the median of his data.
Number of Pieces of Pizza Eaten: 6, 2, 1, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 4, 6, 7
Responses:
A- The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3.73. This means on average, each person ate 3.73 pieces of pizza at the party.
B- The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3. This means about half the people at the party ate 3 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 3 or fewer pieces of pizza.
C- The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 4. This means about half the people at the party ate 4 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 4 or fewer pieces of pizza.
D- The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 5. This means about half the people at the party ate 5 or more pieces of pizza, and about half
the people at the party ate 5 or fewer pieces of pizza.
B- The median number of pieces of pizza eaten is 3. This means about half the people at the party ate 3 or more pieces of pizza, and about half the people at the party ate 3 or fewer pieces of pizza.