Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop.After researching models online,she has found several that would meet her needs.Their costs are: $979;$1,349;$1,279;$1,349;$1,899;$2,049;$875;and $1,099.She determined the median to be $1,359.

The correct median cost of the laptops is $1,324. To find the median, first, list the costs in ascending order: $875, $979, $1,099, $1,279, $1,349, $1,349, $1,899, $2,049. Since there is an even number of data points, the median is the average of the middle two numbers, which are $1,279 and $1,349. The average of these two numbers is $1,324.