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Custom array

Whole numbers 1–99, up to 16

Target value

Target value

31

12

45

7

22

19

38

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Step 1:Find the median: k = floor(7/2) = 3. We need the value that belongs at index 3.

Variables

k==3

n==7