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2–7 Median, Mode, and RangeMAIN IDEA• Find and interpret themedian, mode, andrange of a set of data.BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY (pages 27–28)The mean, median, and mode are called measures of centraltendancy.The median is the middle number of ordered data. Themode is the number that occurs most often.EXAMPLE Find the Median and the ModeNUTRITION The table showsthe Calorie content ofvarious vegetables. Findthe median and the modeof the data.Number of Calories inSelected Vegetables(per serving)15 35 5031 5 2585 25 2055 15 40Source: The World AlmanacCopyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.REMEMBER ITWhen there is aneven number of datavalues, the median is themean of the two middlenumbers.To find the median, order the data from .median: 5, 15, 15, 20, 25, 25, 31, 35, 40, 50, 55, 85__ =mode: 5, 15, 15, 20, 25, 25, 31, 35, 40, 50, 55, 85The median is . There are two modes, and .Check Your Progress COLLEGE The table shows theages of students at a local college. Find the median and themode of the data.Student Age20 21 19 3519 20 19 1824 19 18 23orMath Connects, Course 1 43