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Question 3

A student is performing a radioactivity experiment to determine the background radiation level in a laboratory. Over ten consecutive 10-second intervals, they record the following counts of beta particles using a Geiger-Müller tube:

18,12,15,21,14,19,11,17,24,13 18, \quad 12, \quad 15, \quad 21, \quad 14, \quad 19, \quad 11, \quad 17, \quad 24, \quad 13 18,12,15,21,14,19,11,17,24,13

What is the median count for these measurements?

A

14.514.514.5

B

16.016.016.0

C

16.416.416.4

D

16.516.516.5

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