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Each of the 45 boxes on shelf J weighs less than each of the 44 boxes on shelf k. What is the median weight of the 89 boxes on these shelves?
(1) The heaviest box on shelf J weighs 15 pounds.
(2) The lightest box on shelf k weighs 20 pounds.
The OA is A.
44 lightest books in J( in any order), middle "HEAVIEST IN J", 44 heaviest boxes in k.
FROM ONE ... SUFFICIENT.
FROM TWO,
We can deduct that the median is lower than 20 but can't know exactly how much.
Hence, A is the correct answer.
Each of the 45 boxes on shelf J weighs less than each of the 44 boxes on shelf k. What is the median weight of the 89 boxes on these shelves?
(1) The heaviest box on shelf J weighs 15 pounds.
(2) The lightest box on shelf k weighs 20 pounds.
The OA is A.
44 lightest books in J( in any order), middle "HEAVIEST IN J", 44 heaviest boxes in k.
FROM ONE ... SUFFICIENT.
FROM TWO,
We can deduct that the median is lower than 20 but can't know exactly how much.
Hence, A is the correct answer.
