According to the table, the median acreage managed by the Federal Land Management agencies is how many million acres?

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According to the table, the median acreage managed by the Federal Land Management agencies is how many million acres?

A 87
B 92
C 133
D 191
E 270


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Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:10 pm
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According to the table, the median acreage managed by the Federal Land Management agencies is how many million acres?

A 87
B 92
C 133
D 191
E 270


OA B

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Arrange in ascending or descending order and find the middle term, which is 92 here.

Hence B

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BTGmoderatorDC wrote:
Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:10 pm
Median.png

According to the table, the median acreage managed by the Federal Land Management agencies is how many million acres?

A 87
B 92
C 133
D 191
E 270


OA B

Source: GMAT Prep
Solution:

Arranging the numbers from the smallest to the largest, we have:

25, 87, 92, 191, 270

Therefore, the middle value of 92 is the median.

Answer: B

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