# Calculate the median transaction amount (50th percentile) and the 95th percentile transaction amount

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Domain: SQL · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Calculate the median transaction amount (50th percentile) and the 95th percentile transaction amount across all transactions using APPROX_PERCENTILE.

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