A technician measured the power usage of six appliances and recorded the following results. $104$ kW, $202$ kW, $174$ kW, $163$ kW, $187$ kW, $122$ kW What is the median measurement?
A) $192.5$ kW
B) $178.5$ kW
C) $168.5$ kW
D) $155.5$ kW
E) $205.5$ kW

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First, arrange the power usage measurements in ascending order: $104$ kW, $122$ kW, $163$ kW, $174$ kW, $187$ kW, $202$ kW. The median is the average of the middle two numbers, $163$ kW and $174$ kW, which is $\frac{163 + 174}{2} = 168.5$ kW.

A Technician Measured the Power Usage of Six Appliances and Recorded