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What is x? 1. The median of set (x,1-1,3,-x) is 0 2. The [#permalink]
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What is x?
1. The median of set (x,1-1,3,-x) is 0
2. The median of set (x,1-1,3,-x) is x/2
Please explain your answer
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bmwhype2 wrote: What is x?
1. The median of set (x, 1-1, 3, -x) is 0
2. The median of set (x, 1-1, 3, -x) is x/2
Please explain your answer
hu ... is there any typo?
What is 1-1? is it 1.1 or (1 - 1) = 0?
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Assuming that 1 and -1 are two different numbers
then Answer is A
1. Median of (-x,1,-1,3,x) = 0 only value of X which will satisfy this equation is 0. as in that case 0 will be the median.... satisfied
2. Median of (-x,1,-1,3,0) = x/2, in this case X can be either 2 or 0, in both the case it will satisfy the median... insufficient.
Now lets assure 1-1=0 is one number, then in that case
1. Median of (-x,0,3,x) = 0, only value of X, whicn can satisfy this equation is 0.... satisfied
2. Median of (-x,0,3,x) = x/2 In this case X can be both 0 and 1 hence insufficient.
In both the cases answer is A
Amar
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Amardeep Sharma wrote:
2. Median of (-x,1,-1,3,0) = x/2, in this case X can be either 2 or 0, in both the case it will satisfy the median... insufficient.
Amar
In the Q we have the digit = x, notably (x,1-1,3,-x)
Where is the typo then?
Btw, agree with 1) - Sufficient, but I lost with 2)
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bmwhype2 wrote: What is x?
1. The median of set (x,1-1,3,-x) is 0
2. The median of set (x,1-1,3,-x) is x/2
Please explain your answer
Stat 1:
There are 5 elements which means the 3rd element has to be 0. -x and -1 have to be the 1st 2 elements. 1 and 3 have to be last 2 elements which leaves x = 0. Suff.
Stat 2:
Same reasoning as 1 but x can = 0 or 1; insuff.
A
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Whatever wrote: Amardeep Sharma wrote:
2. Median of (-x,1,-1,3,0) = x/2, in this case X can be either 2 or 0, in both the case it will satisfy the median... insufficient.
Amar
In the Q we have the digit = x, notably (x,1-1,3,-x) Where is the typo then? Btw, agree with 1) - Sufficient, but I lost with 2) Typo is in the question, where the comma is not used between 1 and -1
Amar
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