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What is the median of the set {5, 6, 4, 8, 2}?

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The median of a set of numbers is the value that is exactly in the middle when the numbers are put in order. In this set, if we put the numbers in order from least to greatest, we would get {2, 4, 5, 6, 8}. The number in the middle of this set is 5, making it the median.

Option A, 8, is the largest number in the set and therefore cannot be the median.

Option B, 5, may seem like the median at first glance, but when we put the numbers in order, we can see that it is actually the average of the two middle numbers, 4 and 6.

Option D, 4, is the smallest number in the set and therefore cannot be the median.

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