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by cramya » Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:34 am
8 Houses were sold is the median between $150k and 160k?

1) 4 houses were sold for more than $160K each
2) 4 houses were sold for less than $150K each

OA : E
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by ronniecoleman » Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:26 am
8 Houses were sold is the median between $150k and 160k?

1) 4 houses were sold for more than $160K each
2) 4 houses were sold for less than $150K each

Option 1

now think: if the the fourth house in ascending order is 160k$ then median will lie beyond the range required
Insuff

Option 2

Think if the fifth house in ascending order is 1000000000000k $ :shock:

then the median will again lie outside the range....

Combining 1 & 2 also does not give any insight for the reason above

Eg
120, 130, 140, 145, 1000000000000000k $ , .......



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by cramya » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:23 am
You got it Ronnie! Good explanation...