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Note: if the mean of a set is in the set, it can be discarded and the mean of the remaining numbers will be the same. This means that if using the mean in your reasoning, you can just take the mean of the other 6 numbers, and it'll solve it marginally faster. -[[User:Integralarefun|Integralarefun]] ([[User talk:Integralarefun|talk]]) 18:19, 27 September 2023 (EDT)
  
 
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Order the list: <math>\{40,50,60,90,100,200\}</math>. <math>x</math> must be either <math>60</math> or <math>90</math> because it is both the median and the mode of the set. Thus <math>90</math> is correct.
 
Order the list: <math>\{40,50,60,90,100,200\}</math>. <math>x</math> must be either <math>60</math> or <math>90</math> because it is both the median and the mode of the set. Thus <math>90</math> is correct.
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==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)==
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https://youtu.be/qDqe8pztaJQ
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~Education, the Study of Everything
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==Video Solution==
 
==Video Solution==

Latest revision as of 17:19, 27 September 2023

Problem

The mean, median, and mode of the $7$ data values $60, 100, x, 40, 50, 200, 90$ are all equal to $x$. What is the value of $x$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 50 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 60 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 75 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 90 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 100$

Solution 1

Since $x$ is the mean, \begin{align*} x&=\frac{60+100+x+40+50+200+90}{7}\\ &=\frac{540+x}{7}. \end{align*}

Therefore, $7x=540+x$, so $x=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }90}.$

Note: if the mean of a set is in the set, it can be discarded and the mean of the remaining numbers will be the same. This means that if using the mean in your reasoning, you can just take the mean of the other 6 numbers, and it'll solve it marginally faster. -Integralarefun (talk) 18:19, 27 September 2023 (EDT)

Solution 2

Note that $x$ must be the median so it must equal either $60$ or $90$. You can see that the mean is also $x$, and by intuition $x$ should be the greater one. $x=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }90}.$ ~bjc

Check

Order the list: $\{40,50,60,90,100,200\}$. $x$ must be either $60$ or $90$ because it is both the median and the mode of the set. Thus $90$ is correct.

Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)

https://youtu.be/qDqe8pztaJQ

~Education, the Study of Everything



Video Solution

https://youtu.be/XXX4_oBHuGk?t=163

~IceMatrix

https://youtu.be/joLWmbpvrCw

~savannahsolver

See Also

2016 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2016 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 3 		Followed by
Problem 5
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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