The Premier League (English Football) organized data on the number of yellow-cards per club that were given over one season. The data are ranked from most to least below:
63, 63, 61, 58, 57, 56, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 52, 51, 51, 48, 45, 45, 42, 31, 26
What number of yellow-cards represents the median?
A) 53
B) 26
C) 63
D) 50

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The median is the middle number when the data are arranged in order. In this case, there are 20 numbers. The middle two numbers are 53 and 53. When two numbers are in the middle, we take the average of the two. Therefore, the median is (53 + 53)/2 = 53.

The Premier League (English Football) Organized Data on the Number