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The monthly rainfall for the first eight months of 2008 in

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The monthly rainfall for the first eight months of 2008 in inches was 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11. Which one of the following equals the mean monthly rainfall for the 8 months and the median of the rainfall for the 8 months, respectively?

(A) 6.5, 6

(B) 6, 7.5

(C) 7, 8

(D) 8, 9

(E) 8.5, 9.5
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10 Mar 2017, 22:15
mean will take more time to calculate than median so the median will be 5+7/2=6 the only one option which has median as 6 so a is the answer
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11 Mar 2017, 00:11
vikasp99 wrote:
The monthly rainfall for the first eight months of 2008 in inches was 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11. Which one of the following equals the mean monthly rainfall for the 8 months and the median of the rainfall for the 8 months, respectively?

(A) 6.5, 6

(B) 6, 7.5

(C) 7, 8

(D) 8, 9

(E) 8.5, 9.5

With the same approach as nks2611

Median of the given data will be $$\frac{( 5 + 7 )}{2} = 6$$

Thus, answer must be (A) 6.5, 6
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