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Bunuel wrote:
Which of the following statements must be true about the average (arithmetic mean) and the median of 5 consecutive integers?

I. The average is one of the integers.
II. The median is one of the integers.
III. The median equals the average.


A. I only

B. II only

C. III only

D. I and II only

E. I, II, and III


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Ans is E.

It is the property of consecutive number :
For every n consecutive integer, when n is an odd integer
a) The average & median is always an integer.
b) The median always equals the average.

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Let 5 Consecutive integers be: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Mean=(1+2+3+4+5)/5=3
Median= 3
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5 consecutive integer - a, a+1, a+2, a+3, a+4
Avg = (5a+10)/5 = a+2
Median = a+2
Median = avg
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Bunuel wrote:
Which of the following statements must be true about the average (arithmetic mean) and the median of 5 consecutive integers?

I. The average is one of the integers.
II. The median is one of the integers.
III. The median equals the average.


A. I only

B. II only

C. III only

D. I and II only

E. I, II, and III


For a set of 5 consecutive integers, the median = average. Furthermore, both the mean and the median are one of the given integers.

For example:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Average = 15/5 = 3 = median.

Answer: E
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Hi Bunuel,
What if the consecutive numbers are both positive and negative. If we consider following case:

-1, 0, 1, 2, 3

In this case the Median 1; but the average is 2.5

How do we know that this question is asking only about "positive integers"?

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FANewJersey wrote:
Hi Bunuel,
What if the consecutive numbers are both positive and negative. If we consider following case:

-1, 0, 1, 2, 3

In this case the Median 1; but the average is 2.5

How do we know that this question is asking only about "positive integers"?

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All options are true no matter which five consecutive integers you pick.

The average of -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 is not 2.4 it's 1: (-1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 3)/5 = 5/5 = 1.
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Bunuel wrote:
Which of the following statements must be true about the average (arithmetic mean) and the median of 5 consecutive integers?

I. The average is one of the integers.
II. The median is one of the integers.
III. The median equals the average.


A. I only

B. II only

C. III only

D. I and II only

E. I, II, and III


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If the distribution is symmetric then the mean is equal to the median
Consecutive numbers is a symmetric distribution
The quantity of terms is odd, so the median is a number in the sample set.
As the median is equal to the mean so the mean is a number in the sample set.
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