Median problem

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by ajith » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:35 am
mgmt_gmat wrote:k, n, 12, 6, 17
What is the value of n in the list above?

(1) k < n
(2) The median of the numbers in the list is 10.
1. k<n doesnt help us to find the value of n - Insufficient
2.) median is 10 , 10 can be either k or n - insufficient

Combining
One of k and n is 10 and it is the middle value
since we have 12 and 17 already more than 10; the other number should be less than 10

since k is less than n k is a number which is less than 10 and n is 10

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by ashish.moudghil » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:55 am
Correct