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2016 AMC 10A Problem 7

Problem 7 of 25EasierAlgebra

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?

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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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Concepts: mean · median (data) · mode

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