To find the median of the first 100 whole numbers, we first need to identify what those numbers are. The first 100 whole numbers are: 0, 1, 2, 3, …, 99. The median is the middle value in a sorted list of numbers.
Since we have an even number of values (100), the median will be the average of the two middle numbers. In our list, the middle numbers are the 50th and 51st numbers, which are 49 and 50 respectively.
Now, we calculate the average of these two numbers:
Median = (49 + 50) / 2 = 99 / 2 = 49.5
Therefore, the median of the first 100 whole numbers is 49.5.