By the end of the semester, Vasya Petrov had the following grades in mathematics in his journal: 4, 1, 2, 5, 2. Before assigning the semester grade, the math teacher said to Vasya:

- Vasya, you can choose the method for determining your semester grade. I offer two options. Method A: the arithmetic mean of your current grades, rounded to the nearest whole number. Method B: the median of your current grades.

The best method for Vasya is the one that gives him the highest grade for the semester. Which method is the best for Vasya?
The average of the current grades is 2.8 (rounded to 3), while the median of the grades is 2.

## Answer

It is better to choose method A.