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Five numbers have mean 10 and median 12. If the largest number is increased by 5, what is the new median?

Class 8Mean and MedianData Handling
  • A11
  • B13
  • C17
  • D12

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Making the largest number larger does not change which value is in the middle, so the median stays 12. (The mean would rise to 11.)
Answer: D) 12

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