document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309580>Question 309580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the set of numbers 2, 2, 4, 5, and 12, which statement is true?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  Mean = Median (B)  Mean > Mode (C)  Mean < Mode (D)  Mode = Median<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E)  Mean = Mode<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mean = (2 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 12) / 5 = 25/5 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "median = 4 (the value in the middle of the sequence)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mode = 2 (appears twice)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the correct answer is mean > mode (B) </SPAN>\n" );
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