A Data Set Has a Median of 84 , and Six

question 48

Multiple Choice

A data set has a median of 84 , and six of the numbers in the data set are less than median. The data set contains a total of $n$ numbers.
If $n$ is odd, and exactly one number in the data set is equal to 84 , what is the value of

• A) 15
• B) 16
• C) 13
• D) 17

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