set x is composed of the total daily rainfall for a 5-day period.is the mode of set x greater than the median?
1. the mean and the median of set x is equal to 5.
2.if the median were removed from set x,the mean and mode would remain unchanged,but the median would decrease.
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Based on what is given, all we know is that the set X is composed of five non negative numbers.
1) The mean and median of X = 5. This information is not enough to say anything about the mode.
2) If the median were removed, the mode & mean would remain the same but the median would decrease.
If the mean remains the same after removing the median, we can interpret that the mean of the original set X was the same as the median. Hence for the original set mean, median and mode were all the same. This is enough to determine if mode > median (no is the answer, as they are same).
So, IMO, the answer should be B, is that the OA?
1) The mean and median of X = 5. This information is not enough to say anything about the mode.
2) If the median were removed, the mode & mean would remain the same but the median would decrease.
If the mean remains the same after removing the median, we can interpret that the mean of the original set X was the same as the median. Hence for the original set mean, median and mode were all the same. This is enough to determine if mode > median (no is the answer, as they are same).
So, IMO, the answer should be B, is that the OA?