document.write( "Question 391935: Weston High School Enrollment
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This table shows student enrollment at Weston High School from 1992 through 1996. If the median enrollment for the five years was 1351, and no two years had the same enrollment, what is the greatest possible value for x? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Weston High School Enrollment\r\n" );
document.write( "Year	Number of Students Enrolled\r\n" );
document.write( "1992	x\r\n" );
document.write( "1993	1552\r\n" );
document.write( "1994	1238\r\n" );
document.write( "1995	1459\r\n" );
document.write( "1996	1351\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since 1351 is the median, it is right in the middle of the five. Since none are\r\n" );
document.write( "equal, there must be two values less than 1351 and two values greater than\r\n" );
document.write( "1351. 1459 and 1552 must be the values greater than 1351, so 1238 and x must be\r\n" );
document.write( "the two that are less than 1351.  We want x to be as large as possible, so we\r\n" );
document.write( "must put x next to the least and make x as large as possible without exceeding\r\n" );
document.write( "1351. And since x cannot equal 1351, the largest possible value for x is 1350.\r\n" );
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