2016 AMC 10A Problem 7

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Concepts:meanmedian (data)mode

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7.

The mean, median, and mode of the 77 data values 60,100,x,40,50,200,9060, 100, x, 40, 50, 200, 90 are all equal to x.x. What is the value of x?x?

5050

6060

7575

9090

100100

Solution:

The sum of the seven data values is 540+x540+x. If the mean equals xx, then 540+x7=x,\frac{540+x}{7}=x, so 540=6x540=6x and x=90x=90.

With x=90x=90, the ordered data set is 40,50,60,90,90,100,20040,50,60,90,90,100,200. Its median is 9090, and its mode is also 9090, so the value works.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

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