Question

The daily wages (in Rs.) of ten workers are $20,25,17,18,8,15,22,11,9,14$. The median of wages is

• A. $15$
• B. $16$
• C. $17$
• D. $14$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $16$

Arranging the wages in ascending order of magnitude, we have
$8,9,11,14,15,17,18,20,22,25$.
Since there are $10$ observations. Therefore, Median is arithmetic mean of ${\left(\frac{10}{2}\right)}^{th}$ and ${\left(\frac{10}{2}+1\right)}^{th}$ observations.
So, the Median = $\frac{15+17}{2}=16$