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Calculating the median

Problem

The following data points represent the number of slices of pizza that each person at Thorton's birthday party ate.
Answer 2 questions about the data points.
  1. Sort the data from least to greatest.
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  1. Find the median number of slices.
    • Your answer should be
    • an integer, like 6
    • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
    • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
    • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
    • an exact decimal, like 0.75
    • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
    slices
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