What number can be inserted in the set 9, 12, 17, 5, 13, so that the median of the numbers in the resulting list is 14?
a.12
b.13
c.14
d.15
Yeah, listen to warrior cat lover if ya wanna fail. He put five instead of 15 by mistake, don't let that confuse you. The answers are
B
C
D
D
D
Yea taylor is right thx
My answer is B
5, 9, 12, 13, 13, 17
Nope. That doesn't work.
I don't think any of your choices is right.
Ms. Sue has a point. The list will have to be
5, 9, 12, x, 13, 17
or
5, 9, 12, 13, x, 17
Since there are six number, the median will be the average of the middle two.
(12+16)/2 = 14
but 16 cannot be inserted in between 12 and 13, and if it goes after 13, then the median is 12.5
ms. sue added a 5 and that's where everyone is confused there is only 5 numbers
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. D
i think you put an 5 in your question instead of 15 by mistake. 15 could work though.
I checked over your answers to the test Its Ya Boi, but i believe you are incorrect. :(
To find the number that can be inserted in the set to make the median 14, we need to first arrange the numbers in ascending order.
The given set is: 9, 12, 17, 5, 13
Arranging these numbers in ascending order: 5, 9, 12, 13, 17
Now, let's find where the middle value lies in the set.
Since we have 5 numbers, the middle value will be the third number, which is 12.
To make the median 14, we need to insert a number between the second and third number.
So, we have two options, either insert a number less than 12 or insert a number greater than 12.
Option 1: Inserting a number less than 12:
If we insert a number less than 12, it will shift the median towards the lower value.
For example, if we insert 11, the set will be: 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17
The median of this set will still be 12, not 14.
Option 2: Inserting a number greater than 12:
If we insert a number greater than 12, it will shift the median towards the higher value.
For example, if we insert 15, the set will be: 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17
The median of this set will now become 13, not 14.
From the options given, the number that can be inserted to make the median 14 is not available. None of the options (a, b, c, or d) can achieve the desired median of 14.