SAT Math Question of the Day

Math Category: Median:

Q: What's the median of 1, 1, 1, 3, 7, 7, 8?

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 8

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The correct answer is B.

A: 3 is the right answer. Median means the number in the middle. Start crossing of the numbers at each end of the list, then repeat. 1 and 8 are first the be eliminated, then 1 and 7, and then 1 and 7. 3 is the number in the middle.