The student populations of 10 colleges are shown.

7,409

38,802

39,276

41,548

42,016

42,729

43,334

45,539

46,347

53,813

Determine whether the mean or the median best describes the center of the data set and give its value

the median does

Step-by-step explanation:

cross out each value until there is one in the middle

the one in the middle is 42,016 and 42,729

so you would have to add those two together then divide by hom many numbers there are so the answer would be 42,016+42,729:10 = 46,930.6