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What is the median of the numbers 9, 4, 1, 10, 2, and 11?

  1. 8

  2. 3

  3. 6

  4. 9

The correct answer is: 6

The median is the middle number in a sequence of numbers arranged in ascending order. In this case, the numbers are 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 11. Since there is an even number of numbers, we take the average of the two middle numbers; 4 and 9, giving us a median of 6. Option A 8 is incorrect because it is not the middle number in the sequence. Option B: 3 is incorrect because it is the average of the first two numbers and not the middle number. Option D: 9 is incorrect because it is the largest number in the sequence, and not the middle number.