Twelve people were surveyed and asked how many people live in their residence. The results are summarized in the table below.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
People per \
Residence
\end{tabular} & Frequency \\
\hline 1 & 2 \\
\hline 2 & 4 \\
\hline 3 & 3 \\
\hline 4 & 1 \\
\hline 5 & 1 \\
\hline 6 & 1 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
What is the median number of people per residence? Round to one decimal place if needed.
A. The median is 2 people per residence.
B. The median is 2.5 people per residence.
C. The median is 2.8 people per residence.
D. The median is 3.5 people per residence.
Answer (3)
It is 100/3. To find it out you can multiply 33x3 which is 99 and then add the 1 which makes it a 100. So the improper fraction would be 100/1
1/8
1/5
1/4
1/3
all of the are correct ;
33 1/3 can be converted to the improper fraction 3 100 . This involves turning the whole number into thirds and adding it to the numerator. Thus, the final result is 3 100 .
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