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The number of elements in set K is an odd number. The minimum value of set K is 22, the maximum value is 40, and the median value is 37. Is the number of elements in set K at least 13?
1) The total average of elements in set K is greater than 37. 2) The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407.
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Number of elements = odd Min = 22, Median = 37 and Max = 40
Question: Number of elements >= 13?
St1: Average > 37 Our goal is to find the minimum number of elements for which the max possible average is greater than 37. Let's assume the number of elements = 13 Set = {22, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40} Average = 37 + (-15 + 18)/13 = 37 + 3/13 > 37 So max possible average for 13 elements just crosses 37 and hence the number of elements must be atleast 13. If you lower the values we need more number of elements for the average to cross 37. Sufficient
St2: Sum > 407 Lets consider only 11 elements and maximize the value of the set 22 + 37*5 + 40*5 = 22 + 185 + 200 = 407 Since sum > 407, the set should have one more element. But the set contain odd number of elements. Hence number of elements in the set must be atleast 13 Sufficient
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We have a set {22,_ _ _, 37, _ _ _ ,40}. We need to check minimum and maximum scenarios to calculate the number of elements in the set. Currently we have 3 elements and according to the scenario we can add elements in pairs (since the number of elements is odd): one between 22 to 37 and the other between 37 to 40 inclusive.
1) The total average of elements in set K is greater than 37. 22 is 15 less than 37. 40 is only 3 above 37.We need to add elements that will raise the average to 37. In order to get the minimum elements scenario we will add pairs with maximum value (37,40). We get a set {22,37,37,37,37,37,40,40,40,40,40}. That's 11 elements, but we need average greater than 37, so we need an additional pair of elements which makes it at least 13 elements. Sufficient.
2) The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407. The minimum scenario from the previous statement fit for this statements as well. Again we need a sum which is greater than 407, which makes it at least 13 elements. Sufficient.
The answer is D.
By the way I selected E, since I missed the part of the "greater". LOL
The number of elements in set K is an odd Number
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20 Jul 2018, 08:44
The number of elements in set K is an odd number. The minimum value of set K is 22, the maximum value is 40, and the median value is 37. Is the number of elements in set K at least 13?
1) The total average of elements in set K is smaller than 37
2) The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407
The number of elements in set K is an odd Number
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20 Jul 2018, 09:16
Statement 2- The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407 min =22, max=40,median =37 , number of elements =odd Since , sum > 407, let it be 408 Sample set - { 22,37,37,37,37, 37,40,40,40,40,40} This set contains 11 elements. But sum=407 Therefore , set has to be greater that 11 . So it is at least 13.
Statement 1-The total average of elements in set K is smaller than 37 min =22, max=40,median =37 , number of elements =odd Sample set 1- { 22,37,40} average=33 , but the set has 3 elements ; hence NO
Sample set 1- { 22,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,40} [No. of elements =13] average=36.07 , hence yes
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alexlearning17 wrote:
The number of elements in set K is an odd number. The minimum value of set K is 22, the maximum value is 40, and the median value is 37. Is the number of elements in set K at least 13?
1) The total average of elements in set K is smaller than 37
2) The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407
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21 Jul 2018, 07:01
Bunuel wrote:
alexlearning17 wrote:
The number of elements in set K is an odd number. The minimum value of set K is 22, the maximum value is 40, and the median value is 37. Is the number of elements in set K at least 13?
1) The total average of elements in set K is smaller than 37
2) The sum of the elements in set K is greater than 407
Merging topics. Please search before posting. Thank you.
They are not identical. The condition first is changed to opposite.
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