7, AND THEN CHOOSE THE MIDDLE VALUE

5, 7, and then choose the middle value: 3. The

percentage symbol.

answer is 3.

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To change a percentage to a decimal, simply move

the decimal point two places to the left and elimi-

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If the set contains an even number of elements,

nate the percentage symbol.

simply average the two middle values.

Examples

64% = .64 87% = .87 7% = .07

Example

Find the median of the number set: 1, 5, 3, 7, 2, 8.

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To change a percentage to a fraction, put the per-

First, arrange the set in ascending order: 1, 2, 3, 5,

cent over 100 and reduce.