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Answer D - 10/3......One more answer possible 16/3....not mentioned in answer options
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If x is a prime number, and x-1 is the median of the set {x-1, 3x+3, 2x-4}, then what is the average (arithmetic mean) of the set?

A. 2
B. 5/3
C. 3
D. 10/3
E. 14/3

The correct answer is D.
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If x is a prime number, and x-1 is the median of the set {x-1, 3x+3, 2x-4}, then what is the average (arithmetic mean) of the set?

A. 2
B. 5/3
C. 3
D. 10/3
E. 14/3


Solution:

x-1 is the median of the set, implies if we arrange the set in ascending order, the set would be [2x-4, x-1, 3x+3]. This means that:

2x-4<x-2<3x+3

solving inequality gives x>-2 and x<3. Since x is prime number and the only prime number <3 is 2, so put x=2.

Hence set becomes: [ 0, 1, 9] and avg = 10/3.

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(x-1) is median of the set.
The order should be
2x-4 , x-1 , 3x+3

Try the values for x
X= 2
0,1,9
Mean - 10/3
X= 3
2, 2, 12
Mean - 16/3
X= 5
6, 4, 18 so x-1 is not median


So possible options are 10/3 and 16/3
We have 10/3 in the option which is D

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