[tex]\sf Answer: [/tex]
[tex]\sf 5 [/tex]
[tex]\sf Step-by-step~explanation: [/tex]
[tex]\sf List~the~numbers~in~order,~from~least~to~greatest. [/tex]
[tex]\sf 1 2 4 5 5 8 8 [/tex]
[tex][The~middle~number~is~5,~so~the~answer~is~going~to~be~5.[/tex] [tex]This~is~because~a~median~is~the~number~in~the~middle.[/tex] [tex]''~The~median~is~the~middle~number~in~a~sorted,~ascending~or~descending,~[/tex] [tex]list~of~numbers~and~can~be~more~descriptive~of~that~data~set~than~the~average~'' ][/tex]
