6. Two mark exercise problems II

1. The median of observation \(11\), \(12\), \(14\), \(18\), \(x + 2\), \(x + 4\), \(30\), \(32\), \(35\), \(41\) arranged in ascending order is \(24\). Find the value of \(x\).

 

Answer:

 

\(x =\)

 

2. A researcher studying the behavior of mice has recorded the time(in seconds) taken by each mouse to locate its food by considering \(13\) different mice as \(31\), \(33\), \(63\), \(33\), \(28\), \(29\), \(33\), \(27\), \(27\), \(34\), \(35\), \(28\), \(32\). Find the median time that mice spent in searching its food.

 

Answer:

 

Median time \(=\)  seconds.