I hope this is good problem for word translation!!!!! 12, 5, –6, –2, 24, 8, –13, 0, 23 In the list above, which of the following numbers is less than one-third of the numbers but greater than two-thirds of the numbers? (A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 10 (E) 12

karthikpandian19 wrote:12, 5, –6, –2, 24, 8, –13, 0, 23 In the list above, which of the following numbers is less than one-third of the numbers but greater than two-thirds of the numbers? Let us first arrange the numbers in increasing order : -13, -6, -2, 0, 5, 8, 12, 23, 24 There are 9 number. Hence, 1/3 of the numbers = 9/3 = 3 numbers And, 2/3 of the numbers = 9*2/3 = 6 numbers Hence, we need to identify those numbers from the options which are greater than 6 numbers in the list but less than other 3 numbers. Now, maximum of the smaller 6 numbers in the list is 8 and minimum of the larger 3 numbers in the list is 12. Therefore, we should be looking for numbers which are greater than 8 but less than 12. Only option D works. The correct answer is D.

OA is DAnurag@Gurome wrote:karthikpandian19 wrote:12, 5, –6, –2, 24, 8, –13, 0, 23 In the list above, which of the following numbers is less than one-third of the numbers but greater than two-thirds of the numbers? Let us first arrange the numbers in increasing order : -13, -6, -2, 0, 5, 8, 12, 23, 24 There are 9 number. Hence, 1/3 of the numbers = 9/3 = 3 numbers And, 2/3 of the numbers = 9*2/3 = 6 numbers Hence, we need to identify those numbers from the options which are greater than 6 numbers in the list but less than other 3 numbers. Now, maximum of the smaller 6 numbers in the list is 8 and minimum of the larger 3 numbers in the list is 12. Therefore, we should be looking for numbers which are greater than 8 but less than 12. Only option D works. The correct answer is D.