Seven players in a bowling league scored 41, 45, 52, 58, 60, 67 and 73. An eighth player then joins and scores 49. What is the median score of all eight players?

55Correct answerYour answer56Correct answerYour answer58Correct answerYour answer59Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Sorted with the new score: 41, 45, 49, 52, 58, 60, 67, 73.
With 8 values the median is the average of the 4th and 5th: $\frac{52 + 58}{2} = 55$ .

Worth noting

58 is the old median. 59 averages 58 and 60, which is what you would get if the new score were above the middle. 56 pairs 52 with 60.

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