The commuting times (in minutes) of an employee for ten consecutive days are listed below. Find the mediancommute.71 67 67 72 76 72 73 68 72 72
A) 72 minutes
B) 67 minutes
C) 71 minutes
D) 73 minutes

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First, arrange the commuting times in ascending order: 67, 67, 68, 71, 72, 72, 72, 72, 73, 76. Since there are 10 (an even number) observations, the median is the average of the 5th and 6th values, which are both 72. Therefore, the median commute time is 72 minutes.

The Commuting Times (In Minutes) of an Employee for Ten