Question

Fifteen students are randomly selected from two different classes. They were asked how many books they read during the summer. Their responses are as follows. Find the median number of books read by each class. Which class has a higher median number of books read?

Class 1: 0, 5, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6
Class 2: 2, 2, 4, 3, 0, 0, 6, 7, 10, 9, 6, 5, 3, 1, 2

(2 points)
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 1 is
.
The median number of books read during the summer by Class 2 is
.
Class
has a higher median number of books read during the summer.
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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the median number of books read by each class, we first need to arrange the responses in ascending order.

For Class 1:
0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 10
Since there are 15 responses, the median for Class 1 is the middle value, which is the 8th value in the list: 5.

For Class 2:
0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10
Again, the median for Class 2 is the middle value, which is the 8th value in the list: 3.

Therefore, the median number of books read by Class 1 is 5 and the median number of books read by Class 2 is 3. Thus, Class 1 has a higher median number of books read during the summer.