Find median salary (approx)?

Short answer: Find median salary (approx) var salaries = employees.Select(e => e.Salary).OrderBy(s => s).ToList(); double median = salaries.Count % 2 == 0 ? (salaries[salaries.Count / 2 - 1] + salaries[salaries.Count / 2]) / 2 : salaries[salaries.Count / 2]; Find median salary (approx) var salaries = employees.Select(e => e.Salary).OrderBy(s => s).ToList(); double median = salaries.Count % 2 == 0 ?

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest uses LINQ to query orders: filter by date, project to a summary DTO, and order by total—readable C# that becomes SQL under EF Core.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.