Q. If the median of 1,6,5,3,x is 3.5 then what is the value of x? Share with your friends Share 0 Shruti Tyagi answered this Dear Student, Median is defined as below:when number of terms is evenis the average of the two middle terms when the numbers are arranged in ascending orderwhen number of terms is oddit is the middle term when numbers are arranged in ascending order.we are given 1,6,5,3,xnow arranging them in ascending order we get1,3,x,5,6since we know there are 5 terms , hence odd number of termsso middle term will be the mediansince 3.5 (median) is more than 3 and less than 5 we can put it between 3 and 5hence 1,3,3.5,5,6so out of the given number 1,3,5,6 and x all 4 are known except x which is found as 3.5.hence x is the medianTherefore x=3.5 Regards, 2 View Full Answer Santanu Sahoo answered this Hi!Here is the solution: Median = Sum of observations No. of observation = 1 + 6 + 5 + 3 +x 5 Median {Value given} = 3.5 So,1 + 6 + 5 + 3 + x = 3.5 5 => 1 + 6 + 5 + 3 +x = (3.5) x 5 = 17.5 => 15 + x = 17.5 => x = 17.5 - 15 = 2.5 {Ans...}Hope it helps!! Thumbs up if it helps! Cheers! -2
