Question

    If the mean of a dataset is 10 and the mode is 5, what is the median? 

    A 7 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 8 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 9 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 10 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    mean = 3 median - 2 mode  10 = 3 median - 2(5)  10 = 3 median - 10  20 = 3 median  median = 20/3  The closest option is (c) 7.

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