SOLUTION: If set A consists of three positive integers a, b, and c such that a< b< c, which of the following operations could not affect the median of set A? A) increasing the value of a

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Question 100539: If set A consists of three positive integers a, b, and c such that a< b< c, which of the following operations could not affect the median of set A?
A) increasing the value of a
B) increasing the value of b
C) decreasing the value of b
D) increasing the value of c
E) decreasing the value of c
Answer by stanbon(48533) About Me  (Show Source):
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increasing c because the order of the elements would not change.
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Cheers,
Stan H.