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# For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8

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For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3
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For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3

Given set in ascending order is {n, n+1, n+2, n+4, n+8}.

$$Mean=\frac{n+(n + 1)+(n + 2)+(n + 4)+(n + 8)}{5}=n+3$$;

$$Median=middle \ term=n+2$$;

$$Difference=(n+3)-(n+2)=1$$.

Answer: B.
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Let's say n=2 than the set looks like this (2,3,4,6,10). The Average = 25/5=5 and the median is equal to 4 --> 5-4=1 (B)
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19 Jun 2014, 12:16
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I did it similar to BrainLab .

plug in numbers, 1 for n.

mean = 1+2+3+5+9/5 = 20/5 = 4

median = 3

difference = 1

Plugin 2 for n

mean = 2+3+4+6+10/5 = 25/5 = 5

median = 4

difference = 1.
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For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3

if n=1 then 1, 2, 3, 5, 9

3 = median

mean = 20 / 5 = 4

difference =1
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$$Mean = \frac{5n+15}{3} = n+3$$

Median = n+2

Difference = 1

Answer = B
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For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3

Let’s first calculate the mean (arithmetic average).

mean = sum/quantity

mean = (n + n + 1 + n + 2 + n + 4 + n + 8)/5

mean = (5n + 15)/5

mean = n + 3

Next, we determine the median. The median is the middle value when the terms are ordered from least to greatest. The terms ordered from least to greatest are as follows:

n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, n + 8

The median is n + 2.

Finally we are asked how much greater the mean is than the median. To determine the difference we can subtract the smaller value (the median) from the larger value (the mean) and we get:

n + 3 – (n + 2) = n + 3 – n – 2 = 1

The answer is B.
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Walkabout wrote:
For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3

Add all the terms and the answer is 5n+15
Mean=[5(n+3)]/5= n+3

Median is the 3rd terms (n+2)

Mean-Median= n+3-n-2=1
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Walkabout wrote:
For the positive numbers, n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 4, and n + 8, the mean is how much greater than the median?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) n+l
(D) n+2
(E) n+3

Plug in some value for $$n$$, say $$n = 1$$

Thus, the numbers in the sequence are : $$1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 9$$

Median is 3

$$Mean = \frac{1 + 2 +3 + 5 + 9}{5}$$ = $$4$$

So, We have Mean > Mean by 1 , Answer must be (B)
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