A set of scores: 88, 92, 76, 85, 90. What is the median?

• A. 76
• B. 88
• C. 85
• D. 92

Answer: (B)

The median is the middle value when you line the scores up in order. With five scores, the median is the third value after sorting from smallest to largest. Arranging them gives 76, 85, 88, 90, 92, so the middle one is 88. Therefore, the median is 88. The extremes (76 and 92) aren’t middle values, and 85 isn’t the middle because there are three values above it and only one below after sorting.