Tracy is a mother in her early 40s. she is taking part in a study which is investigating the "empty nest" phenomenon when children leave home. tracy has two daughters who have recently moved out, one to attend college and the other to move in with her boyfriend. when asked how tracy is adjusting to life without the girls, she is most likely to say,

the median of the data is 4.

step-by-step explanation:

the median means the middle number of a given number.

to decide which one is the median, arrange in ascending or descending order. but sometimes, you may find two(2) number in the middle, but it's easy, just add them together and divide by 2.

so,   determine the median of the data. 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

it is already arranged, count 3 times forward and 3 backward and the one left is your answer.

2,3,3,4,5,7,9

our answer is 4.

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