Find the median.
-Number of orders: 6, 4, 25, 10, 28, 40, 36, 36
A)28
B)26.5
C)23.5
D)25

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To find the median, we need to arrange the numbers in order: 4, 6, 10, 25, 28, 36, 36, 40. The median is the middle number, which is 26.5 (the average of 25 and 28). Therefore, the best choice is B. To find the median, we need to arrange the numbers in order from least to greatest:
4, 6, 10, 25, 28, 36, 36, 40

The median is the middle number. If there is an odd number of values, the median is simply the middle value. If there is an even number of values, we take the average of the middle two values. In this case, there are 8 values, so we need to take the average of the two middle values (25 and 28).
(25 + 28)/2 = 26.5

Therefore, the median is 26.5, so the best choice is B.

Find the Median. -Number of Orders: 6, 4, 25, 10, 28, 40, 36