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− | In order to maximize the median, we need to make the first half of the numbers as small as possible. Since there are <math>100</math> people, the median will be the average of the <math>50\text{th}</math> and <math>51\text{st}</math> largest amount of cans per person. To minimize the first 49, they would each have one can. Subtracting these <math>49</math> cans from the <math>252</math> cans gives us <math>203</math> cans left to divide among <math>51</math> people. Taking <math>\frac{203}{51}</math> gives us <math>3</math> and a remainder of <math>50</math>. Seeing this, the largest number of cans the <math>50th</math> person could have is <math>3</math>, which leaves <math>4</math> to the rest of the people. The average of <math>3</math> and <math>4</math> is <math>3.5</math>. Thus our answer is | + | In order to maximize the median, we need to make the first half of the numbers as small as possible. Since there are <math>100</math> people, the median will be the average of the <math>50\text{th}</math> and <math>51\text{st}</math> largest amount of cans per person. To minimize the first 49, they would each have one can. Subtracting these <math>49</math> cans from the <math>252</math> cans gives us <math>203</math> cans left to divide among <math>51</math> people. Taking <math>\frac{203}{51}</math> gives us <math>3</math> and a remainder of <math>50</math>. Seeing this, the largest number of cans the <math>50th</math> person could have is <math>3</math>, which leaves <math>4</math> to the rest of the people. The average of <math>3</math> and <math>4</math> is <math>3.5</math>. Thus our answer is <math>\boxed{\text{(C) }3.5}</math>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Problem
One day the Beverage Barn sold cans of soda to
customers, and every customer bought at least one can of soda. What is the maximum possible median number of cans of soda bought per customer on that day?
Solution
In order to maximize the median, we need to make the first half of the numbers as small as possible. Since there are people, the median will be the average of the
and
largest amount of cans per person. To minimize the first 49, they would each have one can. Subtracting these
cans from the
cans gives us
cans left to divide among
people. Taking
gives us
and a remainder of
. Seeing this, the largest number of cans the
person could have is
, which leaves
to the rest of the people. The average of
and
is
. Thus our answer is
.
See Also
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