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Without loss of generality, let there be <math>100</math> students who took the test. We have <math>10</math> students score <math>70</math> points, <math>35</math> students score <math>80</math> points, <math>30</math> students score <math>90</math> points and <math>25</math> students score <math>100</math> points.  
 
Without loss of generality, let there be <math>100</math> students who took the test. We have <math>10</math> students score <math>70</math> points, <math>35</math> students score <math>80</math> points, <math>30</math> students score <math>90</math> points and <math>25</math> students score <math>100</math> points.  
  
The median is easy to find by simply eliminating members from each group. The median is <math>90</math> points.  
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The median can be obtained by eliminating members from each group. The median is <math>90</math> points.  
  
The mean is equal to <cmath>\dfrac{700+2800+2700+2500}{100}=7+28+27+25=87</cmath>
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The mean is equal to the total number of points divided by the number of people, or <cmath>\dfrac{700+2800+2700+2500}{100}=7+28+27+25=87</cmath>
  
 
Thus, the difference between the median and the mean is equal to <math>90-87=\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}</math>
 
Thus, the difference between the median and the mean is equal to <math>90-87=\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}</math>
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(Solution/revised by bestwillcui1)
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:09, 9 February 2014

The following problem is from both the 2014 AMC 12A #5 and 2014 AMC 10A #5, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

On an algebra quiz, $10\%$ of the students scored $70$ points, $35\%$ scored $80$ points, $30\%$ scored $90$ points, and the rest scored $100$ points. What is the difference between the mean and median score of the students' scores on this quiz?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)


Solution

Without loss of generality, let there be $100$ students who took the test. We have $10$ students score $70$ points, $35$ students score $80$ points, $30$ students score $90$ points and $25$ students score $100$ points.

The median can be obtained by eliminating members from each group. The median is $90$ points.

The mean is equal to the total number of points divided by the number of people, or \[\dfrac{700+2800+2700+2500}{100}=7+28+27+25=87\]

Thus, the difference between the median and the mean is equal to $90-87=\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 3}$

(Solution/revised by bestwillcui1)

See Also

2014 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2014 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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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