Question

How will adding the value 90 affect the mean and median of the data set 1, 5, 5, 6, 9, 10?

A.
The mean increases more than the median increases.

B.
The mean increases and the median stays the same.

C.
The median increases and the mean stays the same.

D.
The mean and the median increase by the same amount.

Answer 1

@OrangeMaster

Answer 2

@Hero

Answer 3

@massiel928 @elementwielder

Answer 4

@dan815

Answer 5

@Caitlyn_Morgan

Answer 6

hey bro can u figure it out

Answer 7

mean is the average number,median is the middle number

Answer 8

dan can u figure out

Answer 9

ok

Answer 10

i give medal for answer and u get a fan

Answer 11

try doing process of elimination... which ones can it not be?

Answer 12

mr_dynatmite i want you to be able to solve it

Answer 13

can you tell me what the median is right now

Answer 14

well it cant be d

Answer 15

it could be c

Answer 16

correct... for your first assumption... explain to me why the mean wouldnt increase if you were to choose C

Answer 17

6 is more bigger than 5

Answer 18

dude i really suck at this

Answer 19

if mean is the average between all the numbers (meaning add all numbers and divide by amount of numbers added) why would 90 not effect the mean?

Answer 20

you gotta believe in yourself this is easier than it looks

Answer 21

think about it say you were getting 50s on all your grades so far, but suddenly you got a 90! will that improve your average?

Answer 22

^example of mean