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Calculating the median

The following data points represent the number of spots on each giraffe that lives in the Crutan Plains.
Sort the data from least to greatest.
  • 197197
  • 185185
  • 221221
  • 174174
  • 203203
  • 231231
  • 236236
  • 194194
  • 226226
Find the median number of spots.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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