Practice30Create account

Seven different positive integers have a mean of 12 and a median of 10. What is the largest possible value of the greatest of them?

Competition practiceStatistics
  • A45
  • B47
  • C56
  • D42

Step-by-Step Solution

Total . Make all the others as small as allowed: below the median 1, 2, 3; the median 10; above it 11 and 12 (they must exceed 10 and differ). Greatest . (47 wrongly lets a value above the median equal 10.)
Answer: A) 45

Master this topic in 30 minutes a day.

Don't just memorise the answer — build a daily practice habit.

Practice 5 Similar Questions Free →

All Statistics practice questions

More Statistics practice

The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. When D joins them the average becomes 44 kg.…What is the range of 34, 19, 52, 27, 45, 61 and 23?A data set consists of the values 7, 7, 7, 7 and 7. What is its standard deviation?Find the variance of 4, 9, 14, 19 and 24 (use n as the divisor).Which of these sets of marks has the greatest range?