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Median of a raw list (sort and pick the middle)

This type of question, asked 7 times: CDS 2 2016, CDS 2 2017, CDS 1 2020, CDS 2 2020, CDS 1 2021, CDS 2 2022, CDS 2 2023. All 9 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 2 2016

    87
    For x>0x > 0, if a variable takes discrete values x+4x + 4, x−3.5x - 3.5, x−2.5x - 2.5, x−3x - 3, x−2x - 2, x+0.5x + 0.5, x−0.5x - 0.5, x+5x + 5, then what is the median ?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2017

    99
    The heights (in cm) of 5 students are 150, 165, 161, 144 and 155. What are the values of mean and median (in cm) respectively ?

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  3. Question 3

    CDS 1 2020

    35
    What is the median of the data 3, 5, 9, 4, 6, 11, 18 ?

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  4. Question 4

    CDS 2 2020

    92
    If the yield (in gm) of barley from 7 plots of size one square yard each, were found to be 180, 191, 175, 111, 154, 141 and 176, then what is the median yield ?

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  5. Question 5

    CDS 2 2020

    91
    Fifteen candidates appeared in an examination. The marks of the candidates who passed in the examination are 9, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 6, 5, 4 and 7. What is the median of marks of all the fifteen candidates ?

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  6. Question 6

    CDS 2 2020

    99
    What is the median of 2, 4, 6, ..., 100 ?

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  7. Question 7

    CDS 1 2021

    93
    What is the median of the following data? 2, 3, -1, 2, 6, 8, 9

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  8. Question 8

    CDS 2 2022

    62
    What is the median of all possible factors of 120 ?

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  9. Question 9

    CDS 2 2023

    10
    If the median of observations 12, 1, 8, 54, 61, 28, 45, 35, 21, 17 is M, then what is the value of 2M+52M + 5 ?

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