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Re: A set of integers consists of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, [#permalink]
Am I the only one who finds this question objectionable? The question gives the impression that the set is 2,3,5,7,11,12,x. I thought x would have to be the very last number in the set. The median is the number in the middle of a set so in this case the median is 7. It won't matter what x is because it will not impact the median.
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Re: A set of integers consists of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, [#permalink]
Don't understand why it x can't be 13....
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x+1 the mean does not change which means that it must be 7 as well

x-1 the mean shifts down of one spot and the seven must go up and the new number MUST be the new median

2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 12 - 13+1=14; 7 is still the median. Fine

2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 1=12; 7 is still the median. NO good

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2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 12 - 7+1=8

2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 12; 7 is still the median. Fine

2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 12 - 7-1=6

2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 11 - 12; 6 is the new median. GOOD

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A set of integers consists of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, and x. If x increases by 1, the me­dian of the set stays unchanged. However, if x decreases by 1, the median of the set also decreases by 1. What is the value of x?

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7. I let x be some large number, the median falls on 7, if x were smaller than the previous median but larger than 5, x becomes the the new median. Therefore x must be 7 otherwise the median wouldn't be 6 in the second case. (it's a new number and since we have an odd number of integers, it's not the average of 5 and 7)
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