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by [email protected] » Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:55 pm
Q: IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THE AVERAGE IS LESS THAN THE MEDIAN ?

A: 2/7 , 5/7, 8/7, 11/7, 14/7, 17/7
B: 8/7 , 7/6, 6/5, 5/4 , 4/3 , 3/2
C: 2/3 , 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 , 6/7 , 7/8

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by [email protected] » Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:40 pm
[email protected] wrote:Q: IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THE AVERAGE IS LESS THAN THE MEDIAN ?

A: 2/7 , 5/7, 8/7, 11/7, 14/7, 17/7
B: 8/7 , 7/6, 6/5, 5/4 , 4/3 , 3/2
C: 2/3 , 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 , 6/7 , 7/8

PLEASE HELP ME ( ANY EASIER METHOD )
WHAT IS THE EASIER METHOD TO DO THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS
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by shankar.ashwin » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:56 am
I cant think of a easier way or shortcut to do these problems.

Find the median and mean.

And you find in (C) the mean is lesser than the value of median. You should be able to do it in 2 mins, nothing complex here.
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[email protected] wrote:Q: IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THE AVERAGE IS LESS THAN THE MEDIAN ?

A: 2/7 , 5/7, 8/7, 11/7, 14/7, 17/7
B: 8/7 , 7/6, 6/5, 5/4 , 4/3 , 3/2
C: 2/3 , 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 , 6/7 , 7/8

PLEASE HELP ME ( ANY EASIER METHOD )
WHAT IS THE EASIER METHOD TO DO THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS
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