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by sukh » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:54 am
A set of 9 di¤erent integers has a median of 15 and a range of
15. What is the least possible integer that could be in this set?
(A) 0
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 8
(E) 11
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by cans » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:21 am
median = 15 and range = 15.
a) not possible. if 0 is there, largest number can be 15 but that is median and numbers are distinct.
b) 4. largest number can be 19. possible - 4,7,8,9,15,16,17,18,19
IMO B
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