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2016 AMC 10B Problem 5

Problem 5 of 25EasierProbability & Statistics

The mean age of Amanda’s 44 cousins is 8,8, and their median age is 5.5. What is the sum of the ages of Amanda’s youngest and oldest cousins?

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The total of the four cousin ages is 4⋅8=324\cdot8=32. Since the median is 55, the two middle ages have average 55, so their sum is 1010. Therefore the youngest and oldest ages sum to 32−10=2232-10=22. Thus, the correct answer is D.
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